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Ep. 41: Unpacking the Minnesota House saga—and why it's still not over

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 11:36


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Ep. 40: Transgender powerlifting athlete case heard in Minnesota Supreme Court

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 17:35


Allie Howell and Renee Carlson discuss updates in the case regarding transgender powerlifter, JayCee Cooper, who is suing USA Powerlifting over rules that do not allow biological males to participate in the women's division. 

Upper Midwest Law Center: 2024 year in review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 54:38


James Dickey with the Upper Midwest Law Center is joined by Ryan Wilson to discuss significant legal battles from 2024 relating to many unconstitutional laws passed by the DFL "trifecta" in Minnesota during the 2023 and 2024 legislative sessions.

Ep. 39: Jensen suit continues to call out political weaponization of Walz-appointed medical board

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 12:10


An update on Dr. Scott Jensen's lawsuit against the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.Subscribe: https://umlc.buzzsprout.com/Upper Midwest Law Center: https://www.umlc.org/donate/

Ep. 38 The current NLRB is trampling on workers' rights and fostering unfairness

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 17:03


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.

Ep. 37: Emergency powers law needs changes to prevent governors from seizing lawmakers' power

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 11:08


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.

Ep. 36: Why the public deserves to see the Nicole Mitchell bodycam video

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 8:01


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: https://www.umlc.org/donate/

Court revives case alleging DHS discrimination against Christian employee

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 8:05


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 Minnesota Department of Human Services' mandatory critical-race-theory and gender-nonbinary “trainings” and was later refused the chance to interview for a promotion.

Ep. 34: Lakeville schools' classic violation of the First Amendment

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 7:50


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.

Ep. 33: Religious liberty is under attack in Minnesota

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 22:25


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.

Ep. 32: The fight against future lockdowns

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 8:41


Snell v. Walz challenges whether Gov. Tim Walz had the authority to issue a peacetime emergency related to COVID-19.

Ep. 31: Minnesota's new social studies standards mandate political activism

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 7:33


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 school seniors

Minnesota's Democratic trifecta is losing 'bigly' in court | Minnesota Law Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 8:58


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 : https://alphanews.revv.co/donate-today

Ep. 29 / The Minneapolis City Council refuses to deal in reality

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 6:19


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 police force.

Ep. 28 / Here's what the Minnesota Supreme Court had to say about removing Trump from the ballot

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 6:47


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.

Ep. 27 / Minnesota college students forced to fund left-wing speech

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 7:09


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.

Ep. 26 / The flimsy legal theory seeking to keep Trump off the ballot

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 9:27


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” speech code created by the legislature to shut down certain political speech in the days leading up to Minnesota elections.

Ep. 25 / Government can't use its investigatory power to punish citizens' speech

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 5:59


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.

Ep. 24 / Equality and equity are two different things

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 12:50


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.

Ep. 23 / Abuse of legislative power and felon voting rights

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 6:40


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.

Ep. 22 / 'Gender affirming care' is code for experimenting on children

Play Episode Play 37 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 18:08


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/

Ep. 21 / UMLC receives victory in election integrity lawsuit

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 8:00


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 the future of Minnesota.

Ep. 20 / The DFL's speech code will fail in court

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 9:53 Transcription Available


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: https://umlc.buzzsprout.com/

Ep. 19 / Legislators plan to fundamentally transform education

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 9:31


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 passing granting money based only on race, and requiring CRT in Minnesota schools as a fundamental principle in our education standards and curricula.

Ep. 17 / Democrats are 'changing the fabric of Minnesota' at 'lightning speed'

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 18:44


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. 

Ep. 18 / Fighting back at the legislature with John Hinderaker

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2023 26:48


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. 

Ep. 16 / New 'ideological litmus test' will 'exacerbate teacher shortage,' expert says

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 14:46


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 of the American Experiment joined Upper Midwest Law Center attorney James Dickey on his podcast Minnesota Law Weekly to discuss the ramifications of the requirements.

Ep. 15 / Bill to restore felon voting rights is unconstitutional

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 8:44


James Dickey of the Upper Midwest Law Center explains why he believes a Minnesota bill to restore voting rights to felons is unconstitutional and will likely be overturned.

Ep. 14 / The most underrated issue facing Minnesota

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 4:08


Minnesota Law Weekly | Ep. 14 

Ep. 13 / Minneapolis Fed segregated, discriminated against unvaxxed employee

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 6:06


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Ep. 12 / A loss for transparency in Minnesota

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 5:21


James Dickey discusses the Minnesota Supreme Court's decision to shield the attorney general's communications from the public and more in this episode of Minnesota Law Weekly. 

Ep. 11 / Why Minnesota's mask mandate was illegal

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 7:58


James Dickey and Doug Seaton from the Upper Midwest Law Center discuss their case at the Minnesota Supreme Court regarding Gov. Tim Walz's authority to issue a mask mandate. 

Ep. 10 / Gov. Walz can't escape judgment on mask mandates

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 5:48


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Ep. 9 / Lakeville schools sued again for promoting 'discredited BLM organization'

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 9:30


Upper Midwest Law Center President Doug Seaton discusses their case against the Lakeville school district. 

Ep. 8 / Ranked-choice voting is 'inherently unfair'

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 5:51


Upper Midwest Law Center attorney James Dickey discusses Bloomington's rejection of a citizen petition to repeal ranked-choice voting in the city. 

Ep. 7 / How Minnesota handed control of state law to California

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 5:59


Upper Midwest Law Center attorney James Dickey discusses an ongoing case against the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's adoption of the California clean car rules.

Ep. 6 / Government unions play politics with your tax dollars

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 7:46


"Government-employee unions are inherently undemocratic," James Dickey says on this week's episode of Minnesota Law Weekly.

Ep. 5 / In-depth on election integrity in Minnesota

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 7:13


James Dickey of the Upper Midwest Law Center discusses several election integrity issues on this week's episode of Minnesota Law Weekly.

Ep. 4 / Rogue companies ignore individual conscience rights with vax mandates

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 6:21


James Dickey of the Upper Midwest Law Center provides an update on litigation against corporate Minnesota's vaccine mandates. He also discusses a Ramsey County judge's "terrible decision" to strike down several common-sense abortion restrictions.

Ep. 3 / The fight against critical race theory in Minnesota's schools

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 5:01


James Dickey of the Upper Midwest Law Center provides an update on the fight against critical race theory in Minnesota's schools. 

Ep. 2 // Fighting corporate Minnesota's woke agenda

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 6:20


An update from Upper Midwest Law Center president and founder Doug Seaton. 

Ep. 1 // SOS refuses to fix 'obvious' election integrity issues

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 5:25


James Dickey of the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) will be hosting "Minnesota Law Weekly" to update viewers on developments in important legal battles in the state. In the first episode, Dickey discusses two ongoing legal fights: halting the defunding of police in Minneapolis and fighting against voter fraud in Minnesota.

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