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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Do you live in the Ferguson-Florissant School District? Be part of history. Vote on April 2.

For years, the Ferguson-Florissant School District’s voting system diluted the voice of Black residents.

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Investigating the Truth Behind Deaths in Missouri Prisons

By Madelyn Murphy

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Jason Wilson Talks About Missouri’s Racial Profiling Problem

Jason Wilson is a father, husband, businessman and St. Louis native.

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DOJ Finds KC Gymnastics Center Must Accommodate Children with Disabilities

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

Tia and Bella

Joplin Repeals Law Restricting First Amendment Rights on its Streets

The city of Joplin has repealed a panhandling law that the ACLU of Missouri said violated the First Amendment rights of pedestrians on its streets.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.

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New ACLU Research Project Seeks to Discover Why Missourians are Dying Behind Bars

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Court: Missouri Department of Health Purposely Violated Sunshine Law

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

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