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The “Cold Weather Rule” is the law in Minnesota requiring landlords as well as utility companies to keep the heat on in winter even if you fall behind in payments. But it’s not automatic. Fox9’s Babs Santos interviewed Supervising Attorney, Evan Gelles of MId-Minnesota Legal Aid to find out how that law works.
MMLA’s Danielle Hendrickson, managing attorney of the Immigration Law Project, explains to KARE 11 how some families’ renewed hopes for citizenship are on the brink of being dashed.
When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau came to town, a panel of experts was assembled to address the pitfalls of alternative financing for home purchases. On the panel was Legal Aid Attorney Colleen Daly of MMLA who shed light on client experiences. Daly is pictured second from the right. Read more in MinnPost
New policies and procedures outlined in a settlement agreement between the Minnesota Department of Corrections and the Minnesota Disability Law Center, on behalf of two Legal Aid clients, took effect July 1. To examine the impact, reporter Louis Krauss of the Star Tribune and photographer Elizabeth Flores visited with our client in the Stillwater prison. MDLC Attorney Sonja Peterson accompanied.
Minnesota Lawyer’s Dan Heilman interviews Minnesota Disability Law Center Attorney, Sonja Peterson. Peterson represented client inmates in a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
Litigation Director Luke Grundman describes how criminalizing homelessness could have an even more devastating impact on a community already marginalized and vulnerable.
The Minnesota Department of Ed will pay $3.2M to settle a class action lawsuit filed by Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s Minnesota Disability Law Center. Read the full story by Anthony Lonetree in the Star Tribune.
Minnesota Lawyer caught up with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorney Sarah McGuire. In her eight years at MMLA St. Cloud, she’s helped more than 1,250 households impacted by domestic violence. She’s also the 2023 recipient of the Becker Emerging Leader Award.
Gain insights about Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s Executive Director in this “Breaking the Ice” interview with reporter Todd Nelson of Minnesota Lawyer.
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