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Sep 30, 2020

ACLU and ACLU of Missouri File Federal Lawsuit To Protect Missouri Tenants From Eviction

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The ACLU and ACLU of Missouri filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the Jackson County Circuit Court's administrative order that says it implements the Centers for Disease Control and...

Sep 18, 2020

Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Protect the Right to Vote of Missourians in the November 2020 Election

In the midst of a global pandemic when more people than ever are casting a ballot outside of their Election Day polling place, Missouri has constructed barriers to the ability of people to request and cast...

Aug 27, 2020

ACLU of Missouri File Suit Against City of Florissant for Unconstitutional Ordinances Used To Silence and Intimidate Protesters Demanding Police Accountability

We filed suit this morning against the City of Florissant challenging three unconstitutional ordinances that give officers unfettered power and are arbitrarily applied to violate protesters’ First and...

Aug 27, 2020

COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Missouri jails and prisons

As of August, 27, 101 inmates and 46 staff have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Greene County Jail. Reports affirm that Greene County jail did not provide PPE until after positive cases were...

Aug 24, 2020

Claiming My Crown: Justice Gatson

It is possible to make sure that Black people, men, women, and children are not punished because of their natural hair. We can work together and pass the CROWN Act. It’s possible to envision a world that...

Aug 21, 2020

ACLU of Missouri Files Lawsuit Against Maries County Sheriff's Office for Purposefully Violating Missouri's Sunshine Law.

The ACLU of Missouri was made aware of threatening social media posts on the Maries County Sheriff’s Official Government Facebook page, implying that the Sheriff would organize armed citizens to...