Minnesota Law Report

James Dickey, Doug Seaton

A weekly update on Minnesota's most important legal battles.

34 Episodes

Ep. 34: Lakeville schools' classic violation of the First Amendment
4/9/2024
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
3/17/2024
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.
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Ep. 32: The fight against future lockdowns
2/14/2024
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
2/5/2024
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
Ep. 30: Minnesota's Democratic trifecta is losing 'bigly' in court
1/26/2024
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
12/6/2023
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
11/11/2023
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
10/24/2023
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
9/17/2023
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
8/25/2023
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.

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Minnesota Law Report

James Dickey, Doug Seaton

34 Episodes

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

Ep. 33: Religious liberty is under attack in Minnesota

Ep. 32: The fight against future lockdowns

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

Ep. 30: Minnesota's Democratic trifecta is losing 'bigly' in court

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

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

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

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

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