Épisodes

  • Ep. 37: Emergency powers law needs changes to prevent governors from seizing lawmakers' power
    Jun 10 2024

    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.

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    11 min
  • Ep. 36: Why the public deserves to see the Nicole Mitchell bodycam video
    May 24 2024

    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.

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    8 min
  • Ep. 35: Court revives case alleging DHS discrimination against Christian employee
    May 6 2024

    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.

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    8 min
  • Ep. 34: Lakeville schools' classic violation of the First Amendment
    Apr 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.


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    8 min
  • Ep. 33: Religious liberty is under attack in Minnesota
    Mar 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.

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    22 min
  • Ep. 32: The fight against future lockdowns
    Feb 14 2024

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

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    9 min
  • Ep. 31: Minnesota's new social studies standards mandate political activism
    Feb 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

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    8 min
  • Ep. 30: Minnesota's Democratic trifecta is losing 'bigly' in court
    Jan 26 2024

    The trifecta has been on an epic losing streak.

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    9 min