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The First Amendment is a big one when it comes to our rights.

Forcing students to participate in patriotic ceremonies violates their First Amendment rights

Changes in protocol during demonstrations ordered after ACLU of Missouri lawsuit

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

KANSAS CITY, MO – Today, a federal court refused a request to toss out a lawsuit brought against the Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) for handcuffing a second grader in 2014.

The ACLU of Missouri is pleased with today’s Western District Court of Appeals decision on sex stereotypes in employment discrimination.

Today, the Circuit Court of Jackson County Missouri in Kansas City refused to block Senate Bill 5’s same-physician mandate, a medically unnecessary law recently passed that severely restricts access to safe, legal abortion for Missourians. Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP), Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region (RHS), and the ACLU of Missouri vowed to continue to fight to preserve access to safe, legal abortion in Missouri.

“We thank the court for listening to the voices of the people today.

ST. LOUIS – A federal court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the ACLU challenging the city of Maplewood’s nuisance ordinance, which punishes domestic violence victims and other victims of crime, should move forward.