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No matter what state law may say, school staff can’t impose religion on students.

In a police retaliation case, the ACLU asks the court to protect the right to observe police activity in public, and to reconsider the doctrine of “qualified immunity.”

As a former high school teacher and lawyer, I’ve seen what we stand to lose as a nation if we don’t stop classroom censorship.

Here’s how discrimination continues to impact access to safe, quality education today, and why we’re fighting to ensure all people have equal access.

SB 49 threatens the health and wellbeing of all trans youth in Missouri, as well as all transgender MOHealthNet beneficiaries, young and adult alike. It threatens parental rights and interferes with the careful planning and decision-making undertaking by trans youth, their parents, and their provide

Transgender Missourians are taking a stand against an overbearing state legislature and Governor who would strip patients, parents, and medical providers of their rights and require decisions related to medical treatment that should be based on consent informed by medical professionals be dictated..

“Forcing transgender students to use the bathroom or locker room that matches their sex designated at birth is not only discrimination but dangerous and causes serious harm to Missouri’s youth."

"We are frightened and outraged at Missouri's assault on our rights as parents to seek necessary health care for our children," the families said. "SB 49 is an attempt to interfere in our family relationships and it places the health and well-being of our children at great risk. It must be stopped."

“Fitz-James’s constitutional right of initiative petition is being obstructed, and the deadline for submitting signed petitions draws nearer every day.”