Issues

Learn about what's happening across the most pressing civil liberties issues of our time, and what you can do.

All Issues

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Freedom of Speech and Open Government

The ACLU of Missouri is committed to advocating for strong open government laws and to ensuring that government is transparent and that people have access to public meetings and government records, which enable them to hold the government accountable.
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LGBTQ+ Rights

The ACLU of Missouri works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming people can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association.
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Reproductive Freedom

The ACLU of Missouri works to protect and expand the health and self-determination of all Missourians in the face of escalating attacks on reproductive freedom.
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School To Prison Pipeline

Missouri’s school discipline is inequitable. For years, the disproportionate discipline of students of color and students with disabilities has prevented these students from achieving their educational potential.
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Voting Rights

The ACLU of Missouri works in the courts, legislature, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties under the Constitution, including your right to vote. That includes making sure you have access to information about how to exercise your right to vote and where to get help if you experience a barrier or threat to this tool of democracy.