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Dec 14, 2017
Alabama’s Effort to Suppress Black Vote Couldn’t Prevent Huge Turnout
Some 1.3 million Alabamians – more than twice as many who voted in the primary – turned out to vote in Tuesday’s special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The turnout was extraordinary because it took place in a state that has a well-documented history of trying to suppress the vote of the very group that helped propel Doug Jones to victory.
Dec 13, 2017
ACLU on Today’s Hearing in Ferguson-Florissant School District Voting Rights Act Case
“In this case, the court found the Ferguson-Florissant School District’s at-large voting system made it nearly impossible for African-Americans to have real political representation on their local school board,” said Tony Rothert, legal director, ACLU of Missouri. “The future of the district’s children will improve once the discriminatory voting system is eliminated.”
Dec 13, 2017
Ferguson’s School Board Elections Dilute the African-American Vote
The Ferguson-Florissant School District was born out of a 1975 federal desegregation order, intended to remedy effects of historical discrimination against African-American students.
Dec 10, 2017
Working for Racial Justice in Missouri
The authors of the Declaration of Independence outlined a bold vision for America: A nation in which all people would be free and equal.
Dec 04, 2017
Defending the First Amendment in Missouri
The First Amendment is a big one when it comes to our rights.
Nov 17, 2017
ACLU of Missouri Reminds School Districts of Students’ Rights to Free Speech
Forcing students to participate in patriotic ceremonies violates their First Amendment rights
Nov 15, 2017
Judge Orders St. Louis Police to Immediately Change Tactics and Protect the Rights of People
Changes in protocol during demonstrations ordered after ACLU of Missouri lawsuit
Nov 07, 2017
ACLU of Missouri Suit Protects Citizens’ Right to Directly Affect Governmental Change
Free Speech, Petition, and Assembly Rights Accessible to All in RollaIn response to a lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Missouri against the Rolla Public Library on behalf of A New Approach Missouri, the library has issued a change
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