ST. LOUIS – The Advancement Project and ACLU of Missouri sent a letter today to St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners insisting they immediately address voting interference by poll workers in today’s primary election.
New data analyzed by ACLU of Missouri shows Missouri public schools are again failing students of color and students with disabilities.
ST. LOUIS — The ACLU of Missouri lauds today’s U.S. Court of Appeals decision allowing a lawsuit to proceed that challenges the Missouri Department of Corrections’ policy permitting the rejection of execution witnesses based on their beliefs.
“In this case, the court found the Ferguson-Florissant School District’s at-large voting system made it nearly impossible for African-Americans to have real political representation on their local school board,” said Tony Rothert, legal director, ACLU of Missouri.
KANSAS CITY, MO – Today, a federal court refused a request to toss out a lawsuit brought against the Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) for handcuffing a second grader in 2014.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE?: November 29, 2011
CONTACT: Robyn Shepherd, ACLU national, (212) 519-7829 or 549-2666; media@aclu.org
Anthony Rothert, ACLU of Eastern Missouri, (314) 652-3114