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Following a settlement with the ACLU and ACLU of Missouri, the city of Maplewood, Mo., will change its unconstitutional nuisance law that punishes victims of crimes. The amended ordinance was introduced at Tuesday’s Maplewood city council meeting and will be officially adopted on Sept. 25.

She cradled her face as her eyes seared from the pepper spray. She writhed on the concrete ground in pain and shock. She was scared because she was unable to see. In this vulnerable moment, she felt gratitude toward the strangers who came to her aid with remedies to ease her stinging eyes and face on that hot autumn day in downtown St. Louis.  

Voting is a fundamental part of American democracy. But many Americans can’t vote on Election Day for one simple reason – they aren’t registered.

The ACLU of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against the Missouri Commission on Human Rights (MCHR) for failing to protect Missourians from sex-based discrimination at work.

Separate but equal education has long been unconstitutional in the U.S. Since the landmark case 1954 Brown v. Board of Education, all students are guaranteed an equal chance to learn.

Separate but equal education has long been unconstitutional in the U.S. Since the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case was decided in 1954, all students are guaranteed an equal chance to learn.

Coalition challenges constitutionality of recent Missouri legislative restrictions on products that use the term “meat” on their labels.