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Bridging Worlds: Community, Culture, and the Work of Legal Aid — Wednesday, November 6 - Friday, November 8, 2024 — Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake, Brainerd MN
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Homelessness and the Law
Thursday November 7, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CST
Town Hall - Governor Anderson F
As homelessness becomes ever more deeply entrenched, legal aid organizations have taken varying approaches to issues ranging from shelter evictions to encampments.  This session will survey potential constitutional claims affecting publicly operated or funded homeless shelters; application of landlord-tenant law to shelters; procedural and substantive defenses to shelter evictions under the federal Emergency Solutions Grant, the MFIP Consolidated Fund, and the Housing Support program; disability accommodation claims in the shelter context; and legal claims in the wake of the Johnson v. Grants Pass decision on behalf of residents of homeless encampments and others who have no choice except to sleep outside.  

CLE: 1.0 hour of Standard CLE credit
Speakers
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Ben Weiss

Senior Attorney, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS)
Ben Weiss is a Senior Attorney in the Economic Justice unit of SMRLS' St. Paul office. His practice focuses on homelessness prevention and response, and he pioneered the field of legal advocacy for families facing eviction from emergency shelter in SMRLS' five-county metro service... Read More →
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Luke Grundman

Litigation Director, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (MMLA)
Luke Grundman has defended the rights of homeowners and tenants with Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid since law school, beginning in 2007. He started as an Equal Justice Works Fellow, spent five years fighting foreclosures and predatory lending, and then staffed a medical-legal partnership... Read More →
Thurs 2.45 pm Homelessness and the Law pdf
Thursday November 7, 2024 2:45pm - 3:45pm CST
Town Hall - Governor Anderson F
  Breakout Sessions, Standard CLE
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