Feature: SaveWCAL to file Petition for Review with Minnesota Supreme Court

This past weekend, the board of SaveWCAL met to review and discuss the recent decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals regarding SaveWCAL's Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust.
The board has decided to file a Petition to Review with the Minnesota Supreme Court.Related Posts:Minnesota Court of Appeals issues WCAL decisionMN Court of Appeals changes venue [...]

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Donor intent is going to the dogs…

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In article from PRWire that appeared on Earthtimes.org titled "Landmark Helmsley Legal Trust Challenge by America's Three Pre-Eminent Animal Welfare Organizations", three of the country's most prominent animal welfare organizations — in what they are terming the most significant financial litigation in animal welfare history — have filed suit in New York's Surrogate Court to [...]

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Seen on Twitter

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It's been five years since St. Olaf College announced the sale of WCAL Charitable Trust assets to Minnesota Public Radio. Do former listeners and donors still feel the pain? Apparently so. Today the following appeared on Twitter:
"The Current played entire Abbey Rd side B medley, corresponded perfectly with my drive to work. Maybe I'll [...]

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Rose Art Museum Directors go straight to Massachusetts Supreme Court

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A July 28, 2009 article in the Boston Globe ("Museum overseers sue to halt Rose closure") reports that three overseers of the Brandeis University Rose Art Museum have gone straight to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to stop the university "from closing the museum, selling artwork, or using any of the Rose endowment for other [...]

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Radio Interview: SaveWCAL attorney on KFAI

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On June 25, 2009, SaveWCAL attorney Michael McNabb was interviewed for the KFAI-FM Evening News regarding the current status of SaveWCAL's Petition for Redress of Breach of Trust, which is before the Minnesota State Court of Appeals.
KFAI's web site introduced the segment:
If you think the legal maneuverings in the US Senate case between Al [...]

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SaveWCAL files Appeal Reply Brief

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On June 24, 2009, SaveWCAL attorney Michael McNabb filed SaveWCAL's Reply Brief [PDF, 20 pages, 152 KB] in response to the respondent briefs filed by St. Olaf College and Minnesota Public Radio on June 15.
The Minnesota State Court of Appeals will now determine and set a date for oral arguments before the court.
SaveWCAL will post [...]

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June 15, 2009: Minnesota AG, MPR and St. Olaf file Appeal Briefs

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This week, SaveWCAL received the briefs filed with the Minnesota Court of Appeals by the Minnesota Attorney General, Minnesota Public Radio and St. Olaf College. The briefs were, in general, well written and held no surprises. SaveWCAL now has the opportunity to file another 20-page brief in response to what has been received. From the [...]

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NW Texas Public Radio buys 100K watt license for $18 million

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Yesterday, the Fort Worth Weekly reported North Texas Public Broadcasting, Inc. (operators of public radio station KERA FM) announcement that it has purchased the non-commercial radio license for 91.7 FM, a 100,000 watt full-market station with broadcast coverage in the greater Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton areas of Texas. The announced purchase price is $18 [...]

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The Statement of Facts: The basis upon which the Appeals Court will make its decision

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Below is the Statement of Facts from the Rice County District Court Order entered on February 26, 2009.
These findings made by Judge Bernard Borene are consistent with the information that SaveWCAL has presented to the court from the very beginning of the case.
These facts provide the foundation for the correct application of the law on [...]

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Summary Judgment Motion Filed in Newcomb College Case

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We received the following from the Save Newcomb College folks today:

Motion Declares that University Must “Acknowledge, Honor and Implement Mrs. Newcomb’s Donor Intent”
NEW ORLEANS, May 27 – Susan Henderson Montgomery, a successor of Josephine Louise Newcomb, who endowed Tulane University’s H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College through a bequest and earlier series of gifts, petitioned the [...]

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A question of St. Olaf College's credibility

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Let's review St. Olaf College's credibility in light of its recent actions with the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
December 18, 2008: The hearing was held in Rice County District Court regarding SaveWCAL's Petition to Redress Breach of Trust. The hearing was limited to oral arguments by the attorneys on legal issues, no evidentiary hearings were held [...]

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Minnesota Court of Appeals rules on SaveWCAL Motion

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On May 5, 2009, SaveWCAL attorney Michael McNabb filed a Motion re Briefs and Affidavit re Transcript [PDF, 4 pages, 224 KB] with the Minnesota Court of Appeals in the matter of SaveWCAL's Petition to Redress Breach of Trust.
The Motion requests the court to require St. Olaf College and Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) to file [...]

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