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Minnesota Supreme Court Opinion
Read the Minnesota Supreme Court Opinion published 10/16/19.
Read MoreHigh Court Rules in Favor of People
On Thursday, August 22, 2019, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of the citizens of St. Paul. The Court’s ruling means that the residents of St. Paul are entitled to vote on the City’s new trash plan ordinance 18-39. To read the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision in Clark, et al v. City of St.…
Read MoreThe City’s Appeal and Motion to Stay
Judge Castro’s Ruling: On June 13, 2019, the City filed its Notice of Appeal of Judge Castro’s May 30 Order. The City filed a Petition requesting the Minnesota Supreme Court to grant accelerated review of the underlying trial court decision. The City also filed a motion before Judge Castro, asking that the trial court stay…
Read MoreJudge Castro’s Ruling
Following the May 9, hearing, Judge Leonardo Castro issued his May 30, 2019, decision. Judge Castro ruled in favor of the Petitioners, ordering the City to place the referendum of the trash plan ordinance 18-39 on the November 5, 2019, election ballot. The Court also ordered the City to suspend enforcement of the ordinance on…
Read MoreThe Referendum Lawsuit
On February 7, 2019, we commenced a lawsuit against the City of St. Paul, in order to enforce our citizen right to vote on the City’s new trash plan. See, Clark, et al., v. City of St. Paul, et al., Ramsey County Ct. File # 62-CV-19-857. We filed our lawsuit in order to secure our…
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