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Sep 22, 2021

ACLU of Missouri Seeks to Intervene in Missouri’s Bid to Stop Schools’ Efforts to Protect Children from COVID

Columbia, Mo.- The ACLU of Missouri asked a state court to allow it to intervene on behalf of Missouri school children whose disabilities put them at heightened risk for COVID-19. The effort comes in...

Sep 15, 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...

Aug 31, 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...

Aug 9, 2021

Judge Orders Changes to the St. Louis Police Department’s Treatment of Protesters; Training, Identification, and Posting of Policies Will be Required

St. Louis: Today, United States District Judge Matthew T. Schelp entered a consent decree in a case brought by the ACLU of Missouri against the City of St. Louis regarding the unconstitutional treatment of...

Jul 14, 2021

Kansas City Protester Settles Lawsuit and Ends Kansas City Police Department’s Use of “Banishment Order”

The lawsuit was brought by the ACLU of Missouri and MacArthur Justice Center to protect free...

Kansas City Protester Settles Lawsuit and Ends Kansas City Police Department’s Use of “Banishment Order”

The lawsuit was brought by the ACLU of Missouri and MacArthur Justice Center to protect free...

Jun 10, 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.