News & Commentary

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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Guest blog post written by Andy Sun

“Today’s indictment is an important step in addressing the culture that has allowed the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to consistently behave in an unconstitutional manner. While these officers have been indicted for illegally abusing an undercover officer they mistook for a protestor, there has still been no real accountability for the individual officers who engaged in the same behavior toward protestors. St. Louis officials must address this rampant lawlessness by its police.”-- Tony Rothert, legal director, ACLU of Missouri