Kansas City— Today, the ACLU and ACLU of Missouri filed an amicus brief with the Circuit Court of Jackson County urging the court to immediately halt all stages of eviction proceedings and act swiftly to address the egregious civil rights violations.
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled the lawsuit seeking to allow all Missouri voters to vote by mail without a notary during COVID-19 can proceed.
We demand expanded protections for all LGBTQ+ individuals because it’s time trans people are no longer systematically denied their freedoms.
The ACLU of Missouri, with 18 other organizations, sent a letter of recommendations to Governor Parson and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Commissioner Vandeven urging their offices to take steps to combat the School to Prison Pipeline during COVID-19.
The ACLU of Missouri and American Civil Liberties Union affiliates around the country sent letters to local elected officials urging them to issue moratoria against evictions and utility shut-offs and commit to preventing mass evictions after these moratoria end.
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