Making 2019 a Better Place for All

We’ve made progress in 2018 defending the rights of all Missourians. We didn’t back down from those battles then, and we won’t in 2019.

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How ACLU Members Made a Difference in 2018

Around this time of year, you probably see a lot of appeals from nonprofits asking you to donate before the end of the year. You may have even seen one from us.

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Statement on Prosecutors' Decision to Join St. Louis Police Officers Association

The St. Louis County Reform Coalition strongly opposes the decision today by assistant prosecutors in the county to join the St. Louis Police Officers Association. Every worker should have the right to organize but the choice by prosecutors to join a police union can only further damage what's left of the trust between our communities and the entire criminal justice system.

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Meet All-Star Volunteer Chimene Schwach

For Chimene Schwach, giving back is not a casual hobby. It’s a way of life.    

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Meet All-Star Volunteer Ock Bowers

Every volunteer has a unique answer to the question, “Why did you join the ACLU?” Some have a special talent or skill, such as legal knowledge. For many others, the decision stems from personal experience.

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Class-Action Status for Lawsuit Against Missouri Department of Corrections for Lack of Hepatitis C Treatment

Less than one-half of one percent of Missouri inmates with a known hep C infection are treated

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ACLU Sues St. Louis for Unconstitutional Restriction of Free Speech by Police

City laws and policies all but guarantee ongoing police-protestor conflicts

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Cumulative Voting, Explained

What is Cumulative Voting?

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How a Haircut Revealed to the World the Woman I Knew Inside

Guest blog post written by Andy Sun

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