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As the Appleton detention center begins accepting immigrants facing deportation, Litigation Director Luke Grundman emphasizes that Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is committed to helping those detained there.
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is recruiting lawyer volunteers to help clients with Transfer on Death Deeds — part of an ongoing
Constitution and Citizenship Day at the Minnesota State Capitol was the backdrop for Chad Wilson, an attorney with the Minnesota Disability Law Center and other justice advocates to share the reminder that ‘Voting is a right, not a privilege. It is your right.” As Access Press noted, Wilson cleared up a myth when it comes to guardianship. ‘In Minnesota, if you are under a guardianship, you still have the right to vote unless that guardianship order specifically states that the court has taken away your right to vote. No one can tell you that you can’t vote, and no one can tell you how to vote.”
Hundreds of Minnesota refugees may be affected by recent termination notices. Managing Attorney Danielle Hendrickson says the reviews often focus on minor discrepancies in decades-old interviews and raise concerns about fair and consistent decision-making.
E. Michelle Drake and her law firm, Berger Montague, were so moved by the ill-effects of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS, they dropped everything. Current caseloads were cast aside so they could petition the court to lawfully save neighbors from detention. She’ll tell that story in St. Cloud as Legal Aid’s Access to Justice keynote speaker. Until then, the Super Lawyers publication shares her backstory, revealing what makes this lawyer extraordinaire tick.
Twists and turns in court case brought by Minnesota Attorney General’s office is not over. Legal Aid Litigation Director Luke Grundman, who first represented clients of a mobile home park, similar to that pictured here, weighs in.
Managers for a 55-and-older St. Louis Park apartment building are adding utility charges to rent that may put tenants with limited income into dire straits. Attorney Gary Van Winkle warns, because these charges come from a third-party biller, they’re at greater risk for eviction.
A jury determined Chadwick Banken, a real estate broker, violated Minnesota’s Human Rights Act, targeting Muslim homebuyers. Legal Aid Attorney Mary Kaczorek represents homeowners in the same situation and says it’s frustrating to see how families were misled and lost both their homes and significant financial investments.
[Update: Facility will reopen] Director Eren Sutherland of the Minnesota Disability Law Center explains what it means when one of
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