Minnesota Law Report
A weekly update on Minnesota's most important legal battles.
Episodes
39 episodes
Ep. 39: Jensen suit continues to call out political weaponization of Walz-appointed medical board
An update on Dr. Scott Jensen's lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.Subscribe: https://umlc.buzzsprout.com/Upper Midwest Law Center:
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Ep. 38 The current NLRB is trampling on workers' rights and fostering unfairness
The current NLRB has strayed from the NLRA's original spirit and purpose by embracing an exclusively pro-union agenda hostile to employees' rights and antagonistic to employers.
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Ep. 37: Emergency powers law needs changes to prevent governors from seizing lawmakers' power
While the pandemic may seem old news for some people, the courts are just finally now getting around to deciding essential issues related to our personal liberties and constitutional rights.
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Ep. 36: Why the public deserves to see the Nicole Mitchell bodycam video
The best way to find out exactly what happened is to view the police body-camera footage from April 22. Luckily, Minnesota statutes have a provision for situations like this.Upper Midwest Law Center:
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Ep. 35: Court revives case alleging DHS discrimination against Christian employee
On March 21, 2024, the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the federal District of Minnesota’s dismissal of a discrimination and retaliation case where the Upper Midwest Law Center’s client, Aaron Norgren, had objected to the Minne...
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Ep. 34: Lakeville schools' classic violation of the First Amendment
On the latest episode of Minnesota Law Report, attorney Allie Howell discusses a current UMLC case in which Lakeville Area Schools promoted the political views of some of its community but refused to allow alternative messages.
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Ep. 33: Religious liberty is under attack in Minnesota
On the latest episode of Minnesota Law Report, Upper Midwest Law Center senior counsel James Dickey and True North Legal president Renee Carlson discussed the current attacks on religious liberty in the state of Minnesota.
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Ep. 32: The fight against future lockdowns
Snell v. Walz challenges whether Gov. Tim Walz had the authority to issue a peacetime emergency related to COVID-19.
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Ep. 31: Minnesota's new social studies standards mandate political activism
Last year, the Minnesota Department of Education proposed radical amendments to the social studies standards. Unlike in previous years, the new standards are not grade-level specific, but ask kindergarteners to meet the same standards as high s...
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Ep. 30: Minnesota's Democratic trifecta is losing 'bigly' in court
The trifecta has been on an epic losing streak.Upper Midwest Law Center: https://www.umlc.org/Alpha News: https://alphanews.org/Support Alpha News : <...
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Ep. 29 / The Minneapolis City Council refuses to deal in reality
Many eyes have been directed at chaos around the world and failed attempts to remove Donald Trump from presidential ballots, but one local item has also featured in the news: the Minneapolis City Council’s utter failure to fund the Minneapolis ...
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Ep. 28 / Here’s what the Minnesota Supreme Court had to say about removing Trump from the ballot
Allie Howell of the Upper Midwest Law Center discusses the latest development in a Minnesota lawsuit seeking to keep former President Donald J. Trump off the ballot.
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Ep. 27 / Minnesota college students forced to fund left-wing speech
State law and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system forces students to pay fees tacked onto their college credits to bankroll a far-left organization that claims to speak on behalf of all students across the state of Minnesota.
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Ep. 26 / The flimsy legal theory seeking to keep Trump off the ballot
James Dickey discusses the recent petition filed in the Minnesota Supreme Court seeking to keep former President Donald Trump off of Minnesota’s 2024 primary and general election ballots, and also UMLC’s new case against the “Don’t Say Felon” s...
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Ep. 25 / Government can't use its investigatory power to punish citizens' speech
In this episode of Minnesota Law Weekly, James Dickey of the Upper Midwest Law Center discusses a common theme in some of their cases: the government can’t use its investigatory power to punish citizens for speaking on politics.
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Ep. 24 / Equality and equity are two different things
In this episode, President of Upper Midwest Law Center, Doug Seaton, and President of Take Charge Minnesota, Kendall Qualls, discuss the legal definitions of equality and equity.
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Ep. 23 / Abuse of legislative power and felon voting rights
James Dickey discusses a new Minnesota law that restores the right for felons to vote. In this episode, James says the legislature failed to follow all steps and constraints set by the Constitution.
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Ep. 22 / 'Gender affirming care' is code for experimenting on children
James Dickey and guest Renee Carlson discuss gender policy changes and the lack of protection for children in Minnesota legislation.Read Renee's commentary: https://alphanews.org/minnesota-democrats-abandon-the-most-vulnerable/
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Ep. 21 / UMLC receives victory in election integrity lawsuit
James Dickey states that voters should have confidence that your absentee ballot will count if you follow the rules on the mail-in ballot. He also discusses unconstitutional, left-wing policies that have been passed in St. Paul and are changing...
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Ep. 20 / The DFL’s speech code will fail in court
James Dickey discusses portions of House File 3, the omnibus election policy bill, specifically the so-called “deceptive practices” part of the bill.Minnesota Law Weekly | Ep. 20 Subscribe:
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Ep. 19 / Legislators plan to fundamentally transform education
The legislature has been moving fast and furious to take a narrow margin of control in both houses of the legislature to fundamentally change major Minnesota laws and policies. Education law has not been spared that treatment, as bills are pass...
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Ep. 17 / Democrats are 'changing the fabric of Minnesota' at 'lightning speed'
Renee Carlson of True North Legal joins James Dickey from the Upper Midwest Law Center to discuss the legal fallout from this year's legislative session.
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Ep. 18 / Fighting back at the legislature with John Hinderaker
John Hinderaker, president of the Center of the American Experiment, joins James Dickey of the Upper Midwest Law Center on this week's episode of Minnesota Law Weekly.
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Ep. 16 / New 'ideological litmus test' will 'exacerbate teacher shortage,' expert says
Educators and parents across Minnesota are concerned about new teacher licensure requirements that would require educators to affirm their students’ gender identities and "disrupt oppressive systems." Catrin Wigfall with the Center...
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