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Hortman legacy began with landmark housing discrimination case – Pioneer Press

Before she became Minnesota House Speaker, Melissa Hortman fought for families like Stormy Harmon’s as an early-career Legal Aid attorney. Her landmark 1996 housing discrimination case showed her deep empathy and fierce commitment to justice—values that defined her life and career.

The costs of aging in place – NPR Marketplace

Senior Law Attorneys Gordon Solo and Colleen Daly, alongside client Anthony Jones, spoke to Marketplace host Chris Farrell. The nationally syndicated show is exploring the financial challenges faced by seniors struggling to stay in their homes.

Supreme Court clears way for students with disabilities to sue – Star Tribune

Disability Law Attorney Jessica Heiser weighed in as the Star Tribune examined the outcome of a recent US Supreme Court decision.

Hortman, as Legal Aid/CMLS lawyer, leaves lasting legacy – KARE 11

As Minnesotans honor the late Rep. Melissa Hortman and support Sen. John Hoffman’s recovery, their decades-long legacies of public service continue to inspire the community.

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and Central Minnesota Legal Services Remember Melissa Hortman

JOINT STATEMENT (Minneapolis, Minn.) — Heartbroken, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid and Central Minnesota Legal Services extend deepest condolences to all who had the privilege of knowing Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid says no one can take away your social security number

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; (Minneapolis, Minn): Amid a flurry of mixed messaging about who can have a social security number and who can’t, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid has authored a fact sheet outlining how to get a Social Security number, what it means to have one and myths about keeping it.

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid union, management ratify agreement

JOINT STATEMENT (Minneapolis, Minn.) We — the MMLA Workers Union and MMLA Management, together — are thrilled to announce the ratification of the first Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in our institution’s storied history.

Legal Aid pauses to remember George Floyd

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid will close intake lines and the front lobby doors, 1-3 p.m., Thursday, May 22 in remembrance of George Floyd. We are taking this time as a staff to commemorate his life and legacy as we approach the fifth anniversary of his murder, May 25. With so many others in our community, in the City of Minneapolis and throughout the state — we stand together, recognizing harmful disparities that exist in communities of color and reaffirming our commitment to racial justice values. 

Clients win in housing, consumer and disability law cases

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s 44th annual Law Day Dinner showcases justice work through attorneys of our housing, consumer and disability law units and through the lens of clients who were facing eviction, wage garnishment and loss of credits for personal care assistance. Each, represented by Legal Aid, overcame these legal challenges. They remain housed, recouped wages and re-established entitlement to PCA credits.

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