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News StoryLandlords go to court to fight Gov. Walz’s eviction moratorium
Marissa EvansStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
December 8, 2020
Two apartment owners challenge the state order designed to curb virus.
News Story
Minnesota eviction numbers see dramatic decline in past decade
Marissa EvansStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
February 17, 2020
The number statewide has dropped 33% since the foreclosure crisis.
News Story
For immigrants without lawyers, justice is hard to find
Natalie YahrStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
May 19, 2019
Nearly 55% of those with lawyers were allowed to stay compared to 9% of immigrants without lawyers.
News Story
Preventing evictions becomes a focus in fight against homelessness in Minnesota
Shannon PratherStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
February 9, 2019
Thousands of Minnesotans face eviction notices each year and end up in court — often without a lawyer or an understanding of their rights.
News Story
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, tenant advocates launch program that aims to help renters on the verge of eviction
Mukhtar M. IbrahimStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
November 14, 2018
Minneapolis tenants facing evictions are increasingly showing up in housing court without a lawyer when their cases are heard, leaving them disadvantaged in fighting their case, tenant advocates said Wednesday.
Interview
Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota bolsters health of children with on-site attorney
Gail RosenblumStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
September 7, 2018
Interview with Brianna Boone, a staff attorney at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services about the medical-legal partnership.
News Story
Minneapolis landlord’s homes are too run down, so court referee says tenants must get out
Randy FurstStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
May 10, 2018
Minneapolis mayor promises help, but some say it's not enough.
Op-Ed
Don’t turn our backs on justice for all
Walter Mondale, Linda KleinStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
July 7, 2017
The White House wants to defund legal aid services that help millions of Americans. That would be costly — and wrong.
Op-Ed
We’ve reinvested in Minnesota’s courts. Let’s not stop now.
Lorie Skjerven GildeaStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
April 19, 2017
We all benefit from a high-functioning system, and, as a state, we felt the consequences when the courts were underfunded.
Op-Ed
The Trump budget: Keep civil legal aid off the chopping block
Robert K. VischerStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
February 28, 2017
This aligns well with the administration's priorities. To paraphrase Trump, when only the rich can afford a lawyer, the system is rigged.
News Story
Minnesota jail inmates with disabilities face barriers with no regulations
David ChanenStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
November 3, 2016
A recent lawsuit settlement resulted in significant changes in how jail staff will accommodate deaf inmates at four county jails in the future.
News Story
State accused of segregating Minnesotans with disabilities in group homes
Chris SerresStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
August 4, 2016
Group home system limits options, class action lawsuit says.
Interview
Suzanne Pontinen on why Volunteer Lawyers Network’s services are needed
Nicole NorfleetStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
March 19, 2016
Interview with Suzanne Pontinen about the importance of volunteer attorneys.
Editorial
More help is overdue for Minnesota’s poorest families
Star-Tribune (Minneapolis)February 12, 2016
No excuse can any longer justify Minnesota’s 30-year failure to increase monthly cash assistance to this state’s poorest families with children.
News Story
Lawsuit claims state of Minnesota has underspent funds meant to serve the disabled
Chris SerresStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
August 29, 2015
Thousands of Minnesotans with disabilities have been forced needlessly to wait months and even years for community-based services because the state has underspent more than $1 billion in public funds, according to a lawsuit.
News Story
10 years after fleeing Katrina, some have made Minnesota home
Mila Koumpilova, Liz SawyerStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
August 28, 2015
10 years after Katrina, people found new homes in Minnesota.
News Story
Restraints and seclusion used improperly at St. Peter state hospital, group alleges
Chris SerresStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
July 30, 2015
Minnesota’s troubled psychiatric hospital in St. Peter continues to restrain and seclude patients in ways that violate the hospital’s own policies, according to a report released Wednesday by Legal Aid’s Minnesota Disability Law Center.
News Story
Sometimes a phone call is just too good to be true
Jon TevlinStar-Tribune (Minneapolis)
June 14, 2015
Column about scams against seniors and how civil legal aid is trying to protect them.
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