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Thank You for an Amazing Lobby Day!

During Missouri's legislative session, few days are more special for me than our annual “Voices of Liberty” Lobby Day. We, the people, Missourians, have a right to be, a right to love, a right to protest, a right to choose, and a right to be free from discrimination.

March 20, 2019

Statement on Today’s Missouri Supreme Court Decision Regarding Room and Board at County Jails

“We’re pleased that the Missouri Supreme Court reaffirmed that people cannot be imprisoned for being poor,” said Tony Rothert, legal director, ACLU of Missouri. “We know several counties have abused the court process for years to lock up Missourians because they could not afford their freedom.

March 19, 2019

End Mandatory Minimums: Choose People Over Prisons

A relic of the failed "War on Drugs," mandatory minimum sentences require the court to send a person to a minimum number of years in prison once they're convicted.

March 18, 2019

ACLU Statement on Senate Bill 338

“Senate Bill 388 pretends to ban a practice that simply does not exist. It is not about women’s health.

March 13, 2019

ACLU of Missouri Launches Voter Education Effort in Ferguson-Florissant School Board Race

The ACLU of Missouri has launched an effort to educate voters about the new voting system in April’s Ferguson-Florissant School Board election.

March 12, 2019

It’s Time All Missourians are Free from Discrimination

All Missourians should be treated fairly by the law. For generations, LGBTQ Missourians have lived in fear that they might lose their job or home because of who they are or who they love.

Harold Lampley just wanted to do his job.

March 6, 2019

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