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Records reveal prosecutor’s continued use of cash bail, limited use of alternative courts

NCLR says, “Mary and Bev were denied housing for one reason and one reason only—because they were married to each other rather than to men. This is exactly the type of sex discrimination the Fair Housing Act prohibits.”

If Missouri’s public schools were graded on how fairly and equitably they dole out discipline, they would receive some bad marks.

It could happen to you. Or your closest family members or friends.

The ACLU of Missouri has launched its first-of-its-kind effort to educate voters about the candidates in the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney primary election this August.

ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court today ruled that the at-large electoral process used by Missouri’s Ferguson-Florissant School District violates the Voting Rights Act. The American Civil Liberties Union brought the lawsuit on behalf of the Missouri NAACP and several African American parents and residents.

"Today’s ruling will go down in history as one of the Supreme Court’s failures. It echoes the Korematsu decision upholding Japanese-American imprisonment. For Missourians, it brings to mind the court’s Dred Scott decision, which failed to uphold our nation’s most basic principles of freedom and equality,” said ACLU of Missouri Executive Director Jeffrey A. Mittman.

Since the American Civil Liberties Union opened its doors in 1920, defending the rights of LGBT people has been at the forefront of our organization’s priorities.