Imagine being denied the right to vote because you are under supervision by a legal guardian. For an estimated 22,000 Minnesotans, that was a very real possibility before the last election, but they have Lindquist & Vennum partner Robert McLeod to thank for preserving their voting rights.
McLeod argued before Hennepin County, Minn., District Judge Jay Quam that his client, Brian Erickson, a high-functioning schizophrenic, and others with court-appointed guardians retained the right to vote. McLeod argued that language in the Minnesota Constitution holding otherwise directly violated the U.S. Constitution. Quam agreed.
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