Minnesota Law Weekly

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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. 

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.

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/

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.

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.

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/

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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/

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.

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/

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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.

Minnesota Law Weekly | Ep. 14 

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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. 

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. 

Minnesota Law Weekly | Ep. 10 

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.