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Jan 5, 2023

Disability Rights Advocates Issue Demand to City of St. Louis to End Discrimination Against Custodial Workers with Disabilities

The ACLU of Missouri and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) issued a formal demand to immediately end the discriminatory practice of misclassifying custodial workers with disabilities at...

Jan 4, 2023

Missouri ACLU, United Media Guild Formalize First Collective Bargaining Agreement

The ACLU of Missouri and the United Media Guild formally agree to ratify their inaugural collective bargaining agreement. The five-year agreement marks the first union contract for ACLU of Missouri employees,...

Dec 20, 2022

“Keep Our Families Together”: A Law That Protects Native Families is at Risk

Two Native people share how the Indian Child Welfare Act impacted their lives as the law faces a challenge at the Supreme Court.

Dec 14, 2022

From the Death Penalty to Marijuana, Clemency is a Tool For Justice

Granting clemency to broad categories of people is a first step toward correcting injustice in our criminal legal system.

Demonstrators, holding a sign reading "STOP THE DEATH PENALTY", stand on the steps of the State Capitol in Atlanta.

Dec 13, 2022

Explaining Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Democracy

North Carolina legislators are asking the court to grant them unfettered power to set rules for voting and elections, without state constitutional limits.

An elected official reviews a map of North Carolina districts at select committee meeting on redistricting.

Dec 12, 2022

Federal Judge Rules Former St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Violated Constituent’s Freedom of Speech

A federal judge ruled after a trial that former St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed violated a constituent's free speech rights when blocking her on the social media platform Twitter for...