U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Pollyann Sorcan in Free Speech Case
Today, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision and ruled in favor of Pollyann Sorcan, a school board member who was unlawfully censured and removed from committee assignments for expressing views that district officials opposed. The...
UMLC Requests Federal Department of Education Investigation Into Minnesota School Districts Violating Title IX
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) has formally requested that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigate 15 Minnesota school districts for violations of Title IX and recent Executive Orders protecting women’s rights and student...
UMLC Sues the State on Behalf of Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus Over Frankenstein Omnibus Bill and Its Binary Trigger Provision
The Lawsuit Calls Out Violations of the Constitution’s Single Subject Clause, Noting Gun Regulations are Unrelated to the Operation and Finance of State Government Today, the Upper Midwest Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus...
UMLC Calls on Prior Lake-Savage Area School District to Apologize to Teacher Censored for Facebook Speech Supporting Trump Immigration Policy
The educator was disciplined for political speech protected under the First Amendment and suspended for seven days without pay Yesterday, the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC), representing fourth grade teacher Brooke Zahn, sent a letter to the Prior Lake-Savage Area...
UMLC Data Requests Will Delve into Minneapolis Police Department Budget Cuts
Minnetonka, Minn. – This month, the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) launched an investigation into the Minneapolis City Council’s controversial 2025 city budget, putting in a formal data request under the Data Practices Act. UMLC is looking for more information on the...
UMLC Launches Investigation into Funding Behind University of Minnesota’s Controversial “MyGender Dolls” Program
Recently, the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) submitted a data request to the University of Minnesota (UMN) to determine all sources of funding for their controversial “MyGender Dolls” program, which offers dolls with interchangeable genitalia and reproductive organs...