In 2008, a WCAL advocate group took St. Olaf College to court for breach of trust in selling the radio station. (A June 2008 judge's opinion described the station as a charitable trust and therefore, not the college's property to freely dispose of. MPR's General Counsel and three attorneys took part in the proceedings.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160406154620/http://savewcal.net/2008/10/28/rice-county-district-court-hearing-session-1-2/ However, a 2009 court found in favor of MPR due to its ruling that the statute of limitations on the matter had expired, nullifying the advocate group's standing.)