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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May 15, 2009: SaveWCAL files Response re Briefs

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On May 15, 2009, SaveWCAL attorney Michael McNabb filed SaveWCAL's Memorandum re Briefs [PDF, 4 pages, 236 KB] in response to the MPR's attorneys' Response to SaveWCAL's Motion re Briefs and Affidavit re Transcript in the matter of SaveWCAL's Petition to Redress Breach of Trust.
SaveWCAL's Motion requests the court to require St. Olaf College and [...]

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MPR news on new radio frequency

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A May 16, 2009 article in The Decorah Newspapers, titled "MPR news on new radio frequency", reports that MPR has added a third frequency in the area of Decorah, Iowa.
Minnesota Public Radio recently announced that MPR News has added a new radio frequency in the Decorah area and is broadcasting it at 96.3 FM. The [...]

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May 14, 2009: MPR files Response re Briefs

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On May 14, 2009, the attorneys for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) file MPR's Response [PDF, 6 pages, 386 KB] to SaveWCAL's Motion re Briefs and Affidavit re Transcript in the matter of SaveWCAL's Petition to Redress Breach of Trust.
SaveWCAL's Motion requests the court to require St. Olaf College and Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) to file [...]

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May 12, 2009: Rice County District Court Reporter files Certificate

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On May 12, 2009, SaveWCAL received a copy of the Certificate [PDF, 1 page , 92 KB] filed with the Minnesota Court of Appeals by the Rice County District Court reporter who completed and filed the transcript of the December 18, 2008 hearing on SaveWCAL's Petition To Redress Breach of Trust.
The court reporter's certificate says, [...]

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May 11, 2009: SaveWCAL files Memorandum re Briefs

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On May 11, 2009, SaveWCAL attorney Michael McNabb filed SaveWCAL's Memorandum re Briefs [PDF, 3 pages, 184 KB] in response to the St. Olaf attorneys' Response to SaveWCAL's Motion re Briefs and Affidavit re Transcript in the matter of SaveWCAL's Petition to Redress Breach of Trust.
McNabb says, in part,
First, a transcript of the hearing in [...]

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May 8, 2009: St. Olaf College completes/files Response to Motion re Briefs

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On May 8, 2009, the St. Olaf attorneys complete St. Olaf's Response [PDF, 4 pages, 252 KB] to SaveWCAL's Motion re Briefs and Affidavit re Transcript in the matter of SaveWCAL's Petition to Redress Breach of Trust. St. Olaf's response, however, is not filed with the Minnesota Court of Appeals until Monday, May 11.
SaveWCAL's Motion [...]

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May 6, 2009: SaveWCAL files Motion re Brief and Affidavit re Transcript

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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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May 5, 2009: MPR files Certificate of Transcript

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On May 5, 2009, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) attorneys filed a Certificate of Transcript [PDF, 3 pages, KB] with the Minnesota Court of Appeals in the matter SaveWCAL's Petition to Redress Breach of Trust.
SaveWCAL has not yet received MPR's Statement of the Case to the court.
In the document, Faegre and Benson attorney Salo Ale presents [...]

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May 4, 2009: Minnesota AG files Statement of Case

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On May 4, 2009, the Minnesota Attorney General's office filed the a Statement of Case [PDF, 3 pages, 336 KB] in the matter of the SaveWCAL Petition to Redress Breach of Trust now in front of the Minnesota State Court of Appeals.
The AG's Statement is concise and factual, especially when compared to the Statement recently [...]

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Article in New York Times: Keep Donations Flexible Now to Avoid Conflict Tomorrow

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A May 3 posting on the Wise Philanthropy blog, titled "Donor Intent – ask the hard questions early" referred us to a May 1 New York Times article in the Wealth Matters column by Paul Sullivan, titled "Keep Donations Flexible Now to Avoid Conflict Tomorrow".
Unfortunately, Richard Marker's Wise Philanthropy post mainly deals with individual donors [...]

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May 1, 2009: St. Olaf files Statement of Case

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On May 1, 2009, St. Olaf College's attorneys filed the College's Statement of Case [PDF, 6 pages, 448 KB] in the matter of the SaveWCAL Petition to Redress Breach of Trust now in front of the Minnesota State Court of Appeals.
The function of a Statement of Case to the Court of Appeals is to present [...]

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