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[Update: Facility will reopen] Director Eren Sutherland of the Minnesota Disability Law Center explains what it means when one of
(Minneapolis, Minn.) — Housing attorneys Elizabeth Sauer of Central MN Legal Services, with Max Tsai, Whitney Herold and Julia Zwak of Legal Aid, fought for a tenant’s right to keep an eviction off his record. In Sela v. J.H, the state’s highest court said the landlord did not have standing to challenge our client’s right to expungement. The MN statute regarding expungement grants tenants, who settle an eviction case, the right to get those records removed. Our thanks to Wells Fargo for supporting Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid. In doing so, they are supporting legal services that keep housing options open for Minnesota families!
WCCO-TV revisited clients represented by Melissa Hortman back in 1997. As noted in the story, Hortman began her legal career at a “local legal aid office.” That office is Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid.
STATEMENT (Minneapolis, MN) — Jose Yugar Cruz, a client of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid has been granted temporary release from ICE custody — a move to divert him from the Democratic Republic of the Congo where death rates are climbing due to the Ebola outbreak.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (St. Cloud, Minn.) — Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and Robins Kaplan LLP announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota has granted final approval of a settlement in a class action lawsuit on behalf of residents of the Sartell Mobile Home Park.
The podcast North Star Stories spoke with Attorney Jessica Webster about the impact of seclusion — the practice of isolating children with disabilities away from their classmates during the school day. Currently banned, the practice is being reconsidered under a proposed law permitting seclusion for students in grades K-3 through 2036.
Fines and threats of foreclosure by homeowner associations are expected to be curbed thanks to the newly passed “HOA Bill of Rights.” Approved with bipartisan support, this legislation provides consumer protections championed by Legal Aid Attorneys Ron Elwood and Colleen Daly.
Client Jose Yugar-Cruz will be deported to the Democratic Republic of the Congo after a federal decision, despite a 2025 ruling preventing his deportation. Attorney Alison Griffith’s team asked that ICE consider sending him to a Spanish-speaking country closer to home instead of the DRC, but they refused.
Tenant utility law at Legal Aid is a little known but significant practice area of our housing unit. This feature — spotlighting Attorney Gary Van Winkle with Attorneys Luke Grundman, Julia Zwak and our Client Ron Miller — highlights how client victories can lead to legislative progress and to landmark court cases.
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