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

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

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

4/9/2024
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.

Duration:00:07:50

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Ep. 33: Religious liberty is under attack in Minnesota

3/17/2024
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.

Duration:00:22:25

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Ep. 32: The fight against future lockdowns

2/14/2024
Snell v. Walz challenges whether Gov. Tim Walz had the authority to issue a peacetime emergency related to COVID-19.

Duration:00:08:41

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

2/5/2024
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

Duration:00:07:33

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

1/26/2024
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

Duration:00:08:58

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

12/6/2023
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.

Duration:00:06:19

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

11/11/2023
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.

Duration:00:06:47

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

10/24/2023
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.

Duration:00:07:09

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

9/17/2023
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.

Duration:00:09:27

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

8/25/2023
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.

Duration:00:05:59

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Ep. 24 / Equality and equity are two different things

7/26/2023
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.

Duration:00:12:50

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

7/20/2023
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.

Duration:00:06:40

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

6/22/2023
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/

Duration:00:18:08

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Ep. 21 / UMLC receives victory in election integrity lawsuit

6/12/2023
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.

Duration:00:08:00

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

5/22/2023
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/

Duration:00:09:53

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Ep. 19 / Legislators plan to fundamentally transform education

5/5/2023
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.

Duration:00:09:31

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

4/17/2023
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.

Duration:00:18:44

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

4/15/2023
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.

Duration:00:26:48

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

2/28/2023
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.

Duration:00:14:46

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

2/4/2023
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.

Duration:00:08:44