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Mar 23, 2023

ACLU of Missouri Criticizes House Budget Committee's Proposed Retaliatory Cuts to Local Library Funding

In response to the Missouri House Budget Committee’s proposal to cut $4.5 million in state funding to local libraries, the ACLU of Missouri issued the following statement:

Mar 22, 2023

My Son's Hair is Part of a Thousand-Year-Old Tribal Culture. His School Called it a 'Fad.'

The school’s requirement is a rejection of who he is and a demand that he sacrifice his culture and heritage to conform to baseless and unfair rules.

Ashley Lomboy (left) and her son Logan (right).

Mar 20, 2023

Missouri ACLU Condemns AG’s Proposed Emergency Rule Attempting to Limit Gender-Affirming Care

In response to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Baily’s proposed emergency rule restricting access to gender-affirming care, the ACLU of Missouri issued the following statement...

Mar 14, 2023

No One Should Face the Death Penalty for Accessing Health Care

If anti-abortion politicians think they can push laws to criminalize abortion without a fight, they are sorely mistaken.

Abortion Rights protestor holds a sign reading "WE WILL NOT GOT QUIETLY, BANS OFF OUR BODIES"

Mar 9, 2023

Judy Heumann's Legacy Lives On

The disability rights pioneer passed away on March 4. Her work inspired a generation of activists.

Judy Heumann, center wheelchair, is sworn in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service by Judge Gail Bereola, left, on June 29, 1993. Standing at left is Berkeley Mayor Loni Hancock with sign language interpreter...

Mar 9, 2023

The Women Who Made ACLU History

From our early feminist founders to trailblazing clients and lawyers, the ACLU’s history has been entwined with women’s rights since the very beginning.