The Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) is urging a lower court to enforce a 2022 Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that found Minneapolis to be deficient in meeting city charter-mandated police staffing levels. The firm alleges that Mayor Jacob Frey has refused to comply with a requirement that 1.7 officers for every 1,000 residents is the city's minimum staffing level. This has been a struggle for the city for several years, with officers fleeing following the murder of George Floyd by ex-cop Derek Chauvin and unrest resulting in a wave of officers leaving the Minneapolis Police Department. The plaintiffs argue that residents cannot no longer afford to have an understaffed police department.