Minnesota Supreme Court Approves Governor Walz’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
In a decision authored by Justice Gordon Moore, the Minnesota Supreme Court today upheld Governor Walz’s declaration of the COVID-19 peacetime emergency and the constitutionality of the Minnesota Emergency Management Act (MEMA)—the law that Governor Walz used to seize...
Minnesota State University Students Forced to Pay for Political Speech
The Liberty Justice Center and Upper Midwest Law Center Sue to Protect First Amendment Rights. Today, the Liberty Justice Center and the Upper Midwest Law Center jointly filed a lawsuit against a group called Students United, the St. Cloud State University, and SCSU’s...
Hearing Set for May 20 in Lawsuit Seeking Senator Nicole Mitchell’s Arrest Footage
A hearing has been scheduled in the lawsuit filed by Alpha News, represented by the Upper Midwest Law Center, seeking the release of police body and dash camera footage related to the arrest of Senator Nicole Mitchell. The hearing will take place via Zoom at 3:00 PM...
Lawsuit Filed to Have Minnesota’s NVRA Election Transparency Exemption Declared Invalid
Supreme Court precedent in Shelby County v. Holder orders that Congress cannot indiscriminately treat states differently. The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) with Upper Midwest Law Center as local counsel, filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota Secretary...
Complaint Filed to Release Sen. Mitchell Arrest Footage
Alpha News Files Suit to Authorize Release of Body and Dash Camera Footage from Arrest of Senator Nicole Mitchell The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) has filed a complaint on behalf of Alpha News asking the Becker County District Court to authorize the release of the...
Dr. Scott Jensen Files Amended Complaint in Case Against Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
Dr. Scott Jensen, represented by the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) and attorney Greg Joseph, has filed an Amended Complaint against the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice (BMP). Dr. Jensen, a licensed physician and former Minnesota State Senator, alleges that the...