Unity Church of St. Paul v. State

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

This lawsuit involves respondent religious and charitable organizations’ constitutional challenge to the Minnesota Citizens’ Personal Protection Act of 2003(PPA). The district court granted partial summary judgment in favor of respondents, holding that 2003 Minn. Laws, ch. 28 violated the single-subject requirement of Minn. Const. Art. IV, § 17. The district court remedied the violation by severing the PPA from the rest of chapter 28.

Appellant argues that (1) 2003 Minn. Laws ch. 28 does not violate the single-subject requirement of Minn. Const. Art. IV, § 17 and (2) the…