Judge rules Strong Town’s Charles Marohn can legally call himself a professional engineer

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 863

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Charles Marohn, founder of the urban planning advocacy organization Strong Towns, can legally call himself a “professional engineer” despite the objections of the state of Minnesota, a federal judge ruled.

The ruling from earlier this month could be a decisive victory for Marohn, who’s been embroiled in a yearslong battle with the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design — known as AELSLAGID.

It may also set a precedent …

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