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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorneys Michelle Gonzalez, Allison Griffith and Danielle Hendrickson spoke to the Star Tribune about the unprecedented caseloads they face amid a surge in immigration arrests — leaving many immigrants without legal representation, accelerating deportations and deepening confusion in an already complex system.
Legal Aid Litigation Director Luke Grundman joined fellow legal experts in sounding the alarm about the high court’s recent decision. “This is something that every one of us should care about. It is not just about immigration enforcement. It is about basic freedoms being eroded.”
Minnesota Lawyer spoke with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Attorney Sumbal Mahmud, recipient of the Minnesota State Bar Association’s 2025 President’s Award. Cited for her “unwavering presence” in service to the profession, Mahmud has spent more than two decades advancing human rights and equity through pro bono and volunteer work.
Read our editorial in the Star Tribune to understand the devastating impact cuts to Legal Services Corporation would have on thousands of Minnesotans.
Move out, stay with friends or stay in your apartment for weeks on end. These are the choices tenants are facing as their elevator shuts down for repairs. But are these their only choices? The Star Tribune asks Attorney Chad Wilson of our Minnesota Disability Law Center.
Minnesota Disability Law Center recommends this AP story as a must-read. Save our P&As across the nation.
Attorney Sonja Peterson spoke to the Star Tribune about a lawsuit filed by Legal Aid’s MN Disability Law Center on behalf two Stillwater prison inmates.
Legal Aid attorney Heather Vlieger recently paid off her student loans and celebrated by donating to two causes close to her heart: Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s efforts to help send more students of color to law school and the Loan Repayment Assistance Program of Minnesota.
Mother Jones does a deep dive into Fair Housing work and the consequences of our loss of federal funding. Attorney Courtney Arthur of our Housing Discrimination Law Project explains what’s at stake.
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