News & Commentary

On Tuesday, our legal team will make arguments in front of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of our client, Larry Flynt (yes, that Larry Flynt).

Here's what some of our New Year's resolutions look like.

The ACLU of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against the city of Bel-Nor for unconstitutionally restricting the speech of residents who display political signs in their yards.

Missouri has the opportunity to lead if the legislature prioritizes reducing racial disparities in policing and promoting accountable, collaborative, community-centered law enforcement.

 The ACLU is asking the Supreme Court of the United States to take on the case of Bobby Bostic, who was unconstitutionally sentenced to 241 years in prison for non-homicide crimes he committed when he was 16.

We pride ourselves on the work we've done on behalf of the LGBTQ community in Missouri. From a case in the 1980s where we fought a law that made cross-dressing illegal in St. Louis, to Barrier v. Vasterling, a Missouri case which earned all same-sex married couples the full rights of marriage, we've made sure protecting the rights of LGBTQ Missourians is at the core of the work we do.

It has been both a difficult and landmark year for women's rights and reproductive rights across the nation and here in Missouri.

This week, the watchdog agency for the Department of Homeland Security issued a damning new report examining Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s operation of five immigration jails across the country.  The Office of the Inspector General concluded that the serious problems it found “undermine the protection of detainees’ rights, their humane treatment, and the provision of a safe and healthy environment.”

Earlier this week, media reports incorrectly reported that the Pentagon would begin allowing transgender people to enlist in the military despite President Trump’s opposition.