Tag: Upper Midwest Law Center
Lawsuit: School district punished teacher for posting meme in private Facebook...
An elementary school teacher says she was suspended from her job without pay because of a private social media post she made when she...
Appeals court revives lawsuit against teachers union’s ‘taxpayer subsidized political speech’
Two north metro residents who sued Minnesota’s largest school district to stop it from using tax dollars to subsidize teachers who engage in political...
Lawsuit moves forward over mandatory student fees funding left-wing advocacy
A federal judge has handed a victory to a Minnesota graduate challenging mandatory student fees that funded political activism she opposes.
The U.S. District Court...
Law center seeks to challenge Twin Cities Marathon’s ‘racist and illegal’...
A local public interest law firm is seeking plaintiffs for a case challenging the Twin Cities Marathon's "race-preference" discount.
The marathon, scheduled for Oct. 5,...
Judge considers whether to release police bodycam footage of Nicole Mitchell...
A Minnesota district court judge is considering whether to release police body-camera footage of the night state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, was arrested in...
Appeals court revives Alpha News case seeking bodycam footage from Sen....
The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling on Monday in a lawsuit filed by Alpha News that seeks the release of...
Appeals court revives lawsuit of Minnesota school board member alleging retaliation
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Pollyann Sorcan, a former Rock Ridge School Board member who alleges that...
School district threatened with lawsuit for suspending teacher over deportation meme
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) is calling on Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools to rescind disciplinary actions taken against fourth-grade teacher Brooke Zahn, who...
Lakeville school board votes to remove ‘inclusive poster series’ from schools
The Lakeville school board voted to remove politically-charged posters from the district’s schools on Tuesday.
“In light of the pending litigation and the number of...
Law center investigates funding of U of M’s ‘gender dolls’ project...
The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) is turning up the heat on the University of Minnesota over its controversial “MyGender Dolls” project, launching an...