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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.

By Landon Van Soest, Filmmaker, “For Ahkeem”and Sara Baker, Legislative and Policy Director, ACLU of Missouri

“Are the children well?”

Four years ago today, an unarmed Black teen named Michael Brown was killed by a White police officer while walking in Ferguson.The 18-year-old’s death would catalyze a movement.In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the predominately white local and county police responded to the largely peaceful protests in Ferguson’s African-American community with a show of force that left Americans wondering whether they were watching events unfold on the streets of suburban St. Louis or on the streets of an authoritarian country.Several months later, the 28-year-old officer who shot Brown, Darren Wilson, received a non-indictment from a St. Louis County grand jury. The people took to the streets again, only to be met with more excessive force from law enforcement.

ST. LOUIS  – St. Louis County voters recognized the need for smart justice reform in a significantly new way during today’s primary election for prosecuting attorney.