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ACLU of Missouri brought a complaint against Creative Arts Academy for violating the ADA

The city of Joplin has repealed a panhandling law that the ACLU of Missouri said violated the First Amendment rights of pedestrians on its streets. The settlement follows a lawsuit filed the city of Joplin by the ACLU on behalf of Christopher Snyder.

State knowingly refused to share public records of lab results that showed protesters used apple cider vinegar to protect themselves against police

ST. LOUIS – In collaboration with Harris-Stowe State University, the ACLU of Missouri has launched a new undergraduate fellowship program centered on social justice reform.

ST. LOUIS  – The Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council (EHOC), ACLU of Missouri and ACLU Women’s Rights Project called on six cities in St. Louis County to abandon policies known as “nuisance ordinances,” which can lead victims of crime and survivors of domestic violence to be punished or evicted for calling the police.  

Kansas City, Mo. –  The City of Kansas City has created a way to help drivers recover tow and storage fees if they believe their vehicles have been towed in error.

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Residents of Harrisonville, Mo., are now able to express their free speech by putting up signs on their property, including political signs, without fear of violating a city ordinance that had placed unconstitutional restrictions on signs.