Kansas City Protester Settles Lawsuit and Ends Kansas City Police Department’s Use of “Banishment Order”
The ACLU of Missouri, in partnership with the MO Ho Justice Coalition, announces the release of a new report in support of sex work decriminalization and kicks of its 3rd annual #10DaysofTransDemands campaign.
The ACLU of Missouri and MacArthur Justice Center filed suit against the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners challenging the unconstitutional banishment order as a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
The Jackson County Circuit Court’s order directly conflicts with the CDC’s nationwide eviction moratorium by allowing landlords to file and pursue evictions — regardless of whether the tenant sought relief under the federal moratorium — and by violating tenants’ due process rights.
ACLU of Missouri, Macarthur Justice Center, and Wilkinson Walsh LLP reach landmark settlement requiring Hepatitis C treatment and education.
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 confront protestors.