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May 24, 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...
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...
May 17, 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.
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 14, 2021

ACLU of Missouri Celebrates Passage of Legislation to Limit the Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Missouri Schools

The ACLU of Missouri celebrates the bipartisan work of the Missouri legislature which passed critical reforms limiting the use of restraint and seclusion in Missouri schools.
The ACLU of Missouri celebrates the bipartisan work of the Missouri legislature which passed critical reforms limiting the use of restraint and seclusion in Missouri schools.
May 13, 2021

Chokeholds banned in Missouri, Work Remains to Further Criminal Justice Reform

The ACLU of Missouri recognizes the work of the legislature to reform criminal justice through the prohibition of chokeholds.
The ACLU of Missouri recognizes the work of the legislature to reform criminal justice through the prohibition of chokeholds.
May 10, 2021

ACLU of Missouri Applauds the Missouri Legislature for Effort to Uphold Constitutional Obligation to Fund the Public Defender System

The ACLU of Missouri applauds the Missouri Legislature for its work in allocating $3.6 million in funding to the Missouri Public Defender System in this year’s budget.
The ACLU of Missouri applauds the Missouri Legislature for its work in allocating $3.6 million in funding to the Missouri Public Defender System in this year’s budget.
Apr 27, 2021

Federal Appeals Court Keep Injunction Against St. Louis Police in Place; Calls for Speedy Resolution of ACLU of Missouri’s Case Demanding Institutional Reform

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today ruled that the injunction entered by a federal judge in the wake of 2017 protests following the acquittal of a white police officer who had...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit today ruled that the injunction entered by a federal judge in the wake of 2017 protests following the acquittal of a white police officer who had...