News & Commentary
Apr 05, 2019
Stop The Bans
HB 126 and SB 279 block women’s access to safe abortions. They are dangerous and unconstitutional. A woman has a right to end a pregnancy. That decision is personal not political.
Mar 19, 2019
Statement on Today’s Missouri Supreme Court Decision Regarding Room and Board at County Jails
“We’re pleased that the Missouri Supreme Court reaffirmed that people cannot be imprisoned for being poor,” said Tony Rothert, legal director, ACLU of Missouri. “We know several counties have abused the court process for years to lock up Missourians because they could not afford their freedom. That ends today.”
Mar 13, 2019
ACLU Statement on Senate Bill 338
“Senate Bill 388 pretends to ban a practice that simply does not exist. It is not about women’s health.SB 388’s purpose is to spread lies to alarm the general public and to shame a woman who chooses not to carry her pregnancy to term.
Mar 12, 2019
ACLU of Missouri Launches Voter Education Effort in Ferguson-Florissant School Board Race
The ACLU of Missouri has launched an effort to educate voters about the new voting system in April’s Ferguson-Florissant School Board election.
Feb 27, 2019
As Understanding of HIV/AIDS Evolves, So Should Missouri Law
Living positive is more than it was 30 years ago.
Feb 26, 2019
ACLU Lauds Today's Missouri Supreme Court Decisions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court has affirmed that Missouri law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of an employee’s failure to conform to sex-based stereotypes, bringing Missouri in line with federal employment law and the legal protections offered in most states. The decision agrees with an earlier decision for the Missouri Court of Appeals in the same case.
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