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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.
After surgery, Anthony just wanted to go home. However, there were medical and legal barriers. Anthony and Legal Aid faced those barriers together.
This session, Legal Aid’s Julia Zwak joined housing advocates, pushing to pass the “Tenants’ Rights Bill.” As that push proved successful in the senate, detractors made claims against the bill. And again, Zwak set the record straight. Read all about it in the Minnesota Reformer.
In proud support of the disability community, MMLA’s Minnesota Disability Law Center joined voices calling to end the subminimum wage, improve teacher training and remove barriers to medical assistance. WCCO’s coverage included an interview with Legal Aid’s Ryan Haenze.
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