News & Commentary
Nov 05, 2019
Corporal Bobbie J. Harper was shot in 1994; today, Missouri State Highway Patrol now must give his daughter and widow records about the unresolved crime
Kansas City, MO - In 2016, the ACLU of Missouri filed a Sunshine Law suit against the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) and the McDonald County Prosecuting Attorney for failing to release public records related to the 1994 shooting of Corporal Bobbie J. Harper, an MSHP Trooper. Today, the family will finally receive access to previously withheld records in the possession of MSHP.
Oct 29, 2019
MISSOURI LEGISLATIVE BILL TRACKER
Keeping track of what your state government is up to can be tiresome and confusing.
We've made it easy by creating an ACLU priority bill tracker that you can subscribe to and follow here.
Sep 03, 2019
School to Prison Pipeline Handbook: Empowering Reformers and Demanding Change
Breaking the school to prison pipeline takes work from each of us. You need to know how to take action. Our children need you to act- now.
Aug 26, 2019
ACLU-MO's Trans Leadership Table is recruiting a new cohort of leaders!
This gathering was special. But then again, so were all of them. From Thursday to Sunday, July 18-20, the Trans Leadership Table ‘19 gathered for the last time to learn, grow and network. Studying legislative strategy, updating headshots, and even receiving media training from a former TV reporter -- this is just a short list of what this group of 15 Trans and Gender Non-Conforming (GNC) leaders experienced together over the course of a year and multiple gatherings. What members of the Trans Leadership Table 2019 accomplished that time has created a powerful foundation for work to come.
Aug 15, 2019
Sutton’s Conversation with Kuntrell Jackson, Plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court Case Jackson v. Hobbs
On July 26, 2019, while on vacation in Atlanta, Legal Support Coordinator, Elaine Sutton, took a day trip to Montgomery, AL to visit the Lynching Memorial and the Legacy Museum on Mass Incarceration.
Jul 30, 2019
Planned Parenthood and ACLU Take Missouri to Court over Abortion Bans
Planned Parenthood and ACLU Take Missouri to Court over Abortion Ban
Jul 12, 2019
ACLU Win Affirmed, But Ashcroft Continues to Prevent Vote
Today, the Missouri Supreme Court let stand the Court of Appeals holding that Secretary of State Ashcroft acted outside his legal authority by rejecting the referendum petition on Missouri’s abortion ban. This recognition that Ashcroft acted illegally should prevent him from ever again abusing his office to derail the people’s right to challenge legislation by referendum.
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