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Bobby Bostic Wins Parole From 241-Year Sentence for Juvenile Crimes

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri announced today that its long-time client Bobby Bostic will be released from prison late next year after having been granted parole.

December 13, 2021

ACLU of Missouri Sues St. Louis City On Behalf of Civil Rights Organizations for Failure to Comply With Missouri Sunshine Law

ST. LOUIS – On Wednesday, September 15, the ACLU of Missouri filed suit on behalf of ArchCity Defenders against the St. Louis City Department of Corrections in the Circuit Court of St.

September 15, 2021

Court Orders Missouri Children’s Division to Immediately Begin Following Federal Law, But Decision Does Not Provide Relief For Hundreds

Jackson County: On August 13, 2021, Jackson County Circuit Judge Jalilah Otto ordered the state of Missouri to allow a young woman who aged out of foster care during the pandemic to re-enter foster care, a

August 31, 2021

IN A MAJOR WIN FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, COURT BLOCKS CASCADING ABORTION BANS IN MISSOURI

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals continued to block Missouri’s HB 126 — a sweeping abortion ban passed in 2019 — from being enforced.

June 10, 2021

ACLU of Missouri Celebrates Reintroduction of Surveillance Oversight Bill

The ACLU of Missouri, a member of the Privacy Watch Coalition, celebrates 8th Ward Alderwoman Annie Rice for the reintroduction of Board Bill 31 (Community Control over Police Surveillance) which would require public oversight of surveillance technologies.

May 24, 2021

2021 Missouri Legislative Closes, Work to Maintain and Expand Civil Liberties Continues

This year the ACLU of Missouri tracked 727 pieces of legislation in the state legislature, ranging from police reform to attacks on the First Amendment, voting rights, trans youth, and reproductive freedom.

May 17, 2021