The ACLU sent letters to Kirkwood and Mehlville School Districts advising them to not turn away students from unaccredited schools. This was covered by the:
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/education/aclu-says-kirkwood-mehlville-wrong-to-limit-transfer-students-based/article_fd418a3d-ff21-5856-85e7-33344e6ec969.html
- St. Louis Beacon: http://www.stlbeacon.org/?_escaped_fragment_=/content/32202/aclu_school_transfers_080513?coverpage=3748
- KTVI-TV 2: http://fox2now.com/2013/08/05/aclu-says-unaccredited-school-transfer-process-is-illegal/
- KMOX Radio: http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2013/08/05/aclu-unconstitutional-kirkwood-mehlville-transfer-students/
- Riverfront Times: http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2013/08/kirkwood_mehlville_school_transfers_aclu.php
- KSDK-TV: http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/391363/3/ACLU-Its-unconstitutional-to-refuse-students-from-unaccredited-districts
- St. Louis Public Radio: http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/placing-transfer-students-continues-next-steps-uncertain-those-who-missed-deadline
- KMOX Radio’s Charlie Brennan Show: (no link to audio file for Aug. 6 segment with Jeffrey Mittman)
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly: http://molawyersmedia.com/blog/2013/08/05/aclu-urges-school-districts-to-accept-transfers/
- Mehlville-Oakville Patch: http://mehlville-oakville.patch.com/groups/back-to-school/p/aclu-its-unconstitutional-for-kirkwood-mehlville-to-limit-transfer-student-acceptance
- Mehlville-Oakville Patch (second erroneous story): http://mehlville-oakville.patch.com/groups/schools/p/speak-out-aclu-lawsuit-angers-mehlville-oakville-parents
Questions raised about ruling regarding juvenile lifers was covered by the:
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly: http://molawyersmedia.com/blog/2013/08/02/ruling-on-juvenile-lifers-leaves-lingering-questions/
Our series of After DOMA town hall meetings with PROMO was mentioned in a story in the:
- Liberty Express, the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri’s online newsletter: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=qiipiicab&v=001UhnojcJllMoxGjUdtdsyRROxwMi3sUmey6C8qORihTPgX6yFN_gaS3rujxchjgR1EJmQxUZoCFQSV0qcBlcNNX9lVVIQh9LW_q0UhebYh56tK-rtMmut8aGmrUr9NsRECTxCkLMYUJSnUBPeO6UhUA%3D%3D
Stories about the injunction in our buskers/street performers lawsuit appeared in the:
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly: http://molawyersmedia.com/blog/2013/07/30/judge-puts-hold-on-street-performer-requirements/
A story about the effects of DOMA and Prop 8 decisions was covered in the:
- Wall Street Journal: (no ACLU mention, but does mention the Glossip case) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323971204578630261068093272?mg=reno64-wsj.html?dsk=y
An editorial by Mustafa Adbullah regarding Muslim-Americans defending civil rights ran in the:
A preliminary injunction hearing in the ACLU-EM’s buskers/street performers case against the city of St. Louis was covered by:
- Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts website: http://www.vlaa.org/index.php?view=News-and-Notes
National released a report about automatic license plate readers and this was covered by: