When Big Business and Big Government Cross the Line
Proven at the United States Supreme Court
National strategic group litigation for coalitions, organizations, and the people they represent, in federal and state courts across the country.
Election law, argued at every level
From polling place speech at the United States Supreme Court to state election commissions and county boards, we represent citizens and coalitions who keep elections accountable.
Medical Injustice Reversed in the Seventh and Eighth Circuits
Five federal appellate rulings in 2024 and 2025 returned religious accommodation cases to the district courts. The record is public, and the work continues.
Standing ground for owners and communities
From windfarm siting fights to the right to pursue farming, we represent the people whose property and livelihood are on the line, wherever the fight is.
One firm for the whole fight
Strategic group litigation on the national stage, backed by a full-service commercial practice.
Two First Amendment victories at the United States Supreme Court
Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, 2018, striking down Minnesota's polling place apparel ban. Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, 2002, protecting judicial candidates' speech. Both are published merits decisions; both are in the record below.
The Record
Verified in the reporters, not the brochure
Every matter below is a published decision or active public docket. Follow any of them to the primary source.
Outcome: Victory
Election Integrity
Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky
U.S. Supreme Court, 2018
Minnesota's polling place apparel ban held unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
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Outcome: VictoryFree Speech
Republican Party of Minnesota v. White
U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
Judicial candidates' speech protected under the First Amendment.
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Outcome: SettledMedical Justice
Cole v. Group Health Plan, Inc.
Eighth Circuit, 2024
Dismissal reversed; religious discrimination claims returned to the district court.
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Outcome: SettledMedical Justice
Ringhofer v. Mayo Clinic, Ambulance
Eighth Circuit, 2024
Dismissal reversed; religious accommodation claims returned to the district court.
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Outcome: SettledMedical Justice
Passarella v. Aspirus, Inc.
Seventh Circuit, 2024
Dismissal reversed; religious accommodation claims returned to the district court.
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Outcome: SettledMedical Justice
Bube v. Aspirus Hospital, Inc.
Seventh Circuit, 2024
Dismissal reversed; religious accommodation claims returned to the district court.
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Outcome: SettledMedical Justice
Brokken v. Hennepin County
Eighth Circuit, 2025
Dismissal reversed in relevant part; claims returned to the district court.
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Outcome: VictoryFree Speech
281 Care Committee v. Arneson
Eighth Circuit, 2014
Minnesota's false political speech statute held unconstitutional.
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Outcome: VictoryBusiness and Property Rights
Styczinski v. Arnold
Eighth Circuit, 2022
Dormant Commerce Clause challenge to Minnesota's bullion regulation.
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Appellate reversals are procedural rulings that returned each case to the district court. Results depend on the facts and law of each matter.
A national practice, shown state by state
Lawyers of the firm are admitted in seven states: Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Those are the states shaded below. Filter by front, or follow a state to its matters.
- Minnesota. Home office. Seven published matters, from the Eighth Circuit to the United States Supreme Court.
- Wisconsin. Bube v. Aspirus Hospital in the Seventh Circuit, plus the Wisconsin election accountability docket.
- Michigan. Michigan Electors civil rights suit, an active public docket, and the parental rights opt-out litigation.
- Iowa. Attorneys of the firm are admitted in Iowa.
- South Dakota. Attorneys of the firm are admitted in South Dakota.
- Illinois. Attorneys of the firm are admitted in Illinois.
- Pennsylvania. Attorneys of the firm are admitted in Pennsylvania.
Shaded states are the seven where a lawyer of the firm is admitted to practice. Appellate work reaches further, through the Seventh, Eighth, and Federal Circuits and the United States Supreme Court. No claim is made about states not shown.
Three spotlights, one national practice
Election Integrity
Representing citizens, legislators, and coalitions in election accountability litigation across multiple states, from local boards to the United States Supreme Court.
- Michigan Electors civil rights suit
- Campus voter program challenges
- Wisconsin accountability docket
Medical Justice
Religious accommodation employment litigation with a federal appellate record: three 2024 and 2025 rulings returned dismissed cases to the district courts.
- Ringhofer v. Mayo Clinic
- Bube v. Aspirus
- Brokken v. Hennepin County
Business and Property Rights
Standing with property owners, businesses, farmers, and communities against takings, siting decisions, and regulatory overreach, from local hearings to federal court.
- No Columbia Wind
- Save Farm Occupation
- Veterans camping litigation
- Lake Pepin Reservation
Parental Rights & Education
Opt-out and curriculum transparency litigation building on Mahmoud v. Taylor.
Visit the frontFree Speech
First Amendment litigation from campus viewpoint neutrality to political speech prosecutions.
Visit the frontA full-service commercial practice
The same trial and appellate lawyers who take on the government represent banks, businesses, and families in the matters that build a life's work.
- Banking and corporate law
- Commercial and residential real estate
- Land use and zoning
- Estate planning, guardianship, and conservatorship
- Administrative license hearings
- Personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death
- Trial and appellate practice
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