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May 1, 2018

ACLU of Missouri Files Lawsuit Against Kansas City and the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners for Predatory Impound Practices

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – ACLU of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against the city of Kansas City and the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners for failing to provide legal recourse if a vehicle...

May 1, 2018

DACA Students Deserve Access to Higher Education

Dear Senators Brown, Hegeman, Cunningham, Curls, Nasheed, and Representatives Fitzpatrick, Alferman, Rowland, Kendrick, and McGee,

Higher education should be accessible to all of us regardless of sex...

Dear Senators Brown, Hegeman, Cunningham, Curls, Nasheed, and Representatives Fitzpatrick, Alferman, Rowland, Kendrick, and McGee,

Higher education should be accessible to all of us regardless of sex...

Apr 26, 2018

ACLU of Missouri Sues City of Joplin for Violating First Amendment Rights

JOPLIN, Mo. – The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit today against the city of Joplin for violating the First Amendment rights of a man panhandling to survive.

“I was so scared of...

JOPLIN, Mo. – The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit today against the city of Joplin for violating the First Amendment rights of a man panhandling to survive.

“I was so scared of...

Apr 23, 2018

ACLU of Missouri Statement on SCOTUS Not Taking Bobby Bostic’s Case

Statement attributable to ACLU of Missouri Legal Director Tony Rothert

We are extremely disappointed the Supreme Court of the United States will not address the...

Statement attributable to ACLU of Missouri Legal Director Tony Rothert

We are extremely disappointed the Supreme Court of the United States will not address the...

Apr 19, 2018

Audrain County Sheriff’s Office Must Produce Open Records Related to Officer’s Death

Mexico, Mo. -- A circuit court decision on Tuesday will finally allow a grieving mother to end her decade-long quest to gain a full picture of her adult daughter’s life immediately before...

Apr 19, 2018

It’s about more than bathrooms. It's about LGBT Rights.

Before he sued the Blue Springs School District for violating his rights, R.M.A. did things many teenage boys do: He ran track. He played football.

The district’s refusal to let R.M.A., a transgender...

Before he sued the Blue Springs School District for violating his rights, R.M.A. did things many teenage boys do: He ran track. He played football.

The district’s refusal to let R.M.A., a transgender...