WHAT: On February 21, the Liberty Justice Center and the Upper Midwest Law Center will present oral arguments on Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Ellison to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Reilly Stephens and James Dickey will argue a provision of House File 28 violates Minnesotans’ free speech rights by criminalizing core political speech around elections.
WHO: Reilly Stephens, Counsel at the Liberty Justice Center, and James Dickey, Senior Trial Counsel at the Upper Midwest Law Center
WHEN: 10:00am Eastern, Wednesday, February 21, 2024
WHERE: Courtroom 13W
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 202
Minneapolis, MN 55415
HOW: This hearing will be open to the public.
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ISSUE BACKGROUND: In September 2023, the Liberty Justice Center and the Upper Midwest Law Center jointly launched a lawsuit to defend Minnesotans’ constitutional right to free speech. Their lawsuit challenges House File 28, a controversial Minnesota law that criminalizes core political speech about election policies and procedures. LJC and UMLC represent Minnesota Voters Alliance—a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization that aims to increase public awareness of election-related issues and to increase voter participation in elections—as well as several individual Minnesotans.
The Liberty Justice Center’s filings in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Ellison are available here.