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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
The Minnesota Disability Law Center’s Voter Access Project is helping make voting more accessible for people with disabilities and all
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Minneapolis, Minn.) — For five years, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid hung its shingle at the offices of the Harrison Neighborhood Association. This will change Tuesday, Nov. 3, as the clinic moves a mile away to the Oak Park Neighborhood Center, 1701 Oak Park Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411.
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.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Minneapolis, Minn.) —In partnership with the Hennepin County Recorder and Examiner of Titles, the pro bono unit of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid will help citizens in the coming year to close the racial wealth gap with the help of pro bono attorneys.
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.
Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid responded to the Star Tribune’s request for comment. “This is unprecedented and damaging,” Minnesota Disability Law Center Director Eren Sutherland said in a statement. “Many people will lose personal care to get dressed, to eat, to get out of bed, and now won’t have anyone to help.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (St. Cloud, Minn.) — Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is pleased to announce that esteemed attorney E. Michelle Drake will be the keynote speaker at the annual Access to Justice Dinner, Thursday, Oct. 8.
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