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.

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

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

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.