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Aug 27, 2020
ACLU of Missouri File Suit Against City of Florissant for Unconstitutional Ordinances Used To Silence and Intimidate Protesters Demanding Police Accountability
We filed suit this morning against the City of Florissant challenging three unconstitutional ordinances that give officers unfettered power and are arbitrarily applied to violate protesters’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights while protesting for police accountability.
Aug 27, 2020
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Missouri jails and prisons
As of August, 27, 101 inmates and 46 staff have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Greene County Jail. Reports affirm that Greene County jail did not provide PPE until after positive cases were confirmed and not enough PPE to replace when no longer useable.
Aug 24, 2020
Claiming My Crown: Justice Gatson
It is possible to make sure that Black people, men, women, and children are not punished because of their natural hair. We can work together and pass the CROWN Act. It’s possible to envision a world that accepts us for us, that moves beyond the letter of the law to true inclusion.
Aug 21, 2020
ACLU of Missouri Files Lawsuit Against Maries County Sheriff's Office for Purposefully Violating Missouri's Sunshine Law.
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.
Aug 21, 2020
Missouri Department of Corrections Required to Provide Lifesaving Hepatitis C Treatment to Thousands Behind Bars
Missouri Department of Corrections Required to Provide Lifesaving Hepatitis C Treatment to Thousands Behind Bars
Jul 31, 2020
New Survey Effort Launches to Collect Data On Sex Workers In St. Louis And Kansas City; ACLU-MO Hiring Short Term Positions
The Trans Justice Program at the ACLU of Missouri is pleased to announce an incredibly special statewide research project and the very first of the newly coined MO Ho Justice Coalition.
Jul 17, 2020
ACLU of Missouri Files Suit Against Two St. Louis City Police Officers for Civil Rights Violations
St. Louis—The ACLU of Missouri filed suit against two St. Louis city police officers on behalf of Sharon Morrow after they retaliated against her for recording them making arrests. The officers pulled her from her vehicle, slammed her into the asphalt, and arrested her while she was downtown to distribute food and resources to the unhoused.
Jul 17, 2020
ACLU of Missouri Files Suit Against Two St. Louis City Police Officers for Civil Rights Violations
St. Louis—The ACLU of Missouri filed suit against two St. Louis city police officers on behalf of Sharon Morrow after they retaliated against her for recording them making arrests. The officers pulled her from her vehicle, slammed her into the asphalt, and arrested her while she was downtown to distribute food and resources to the unhoused.
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