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Dear Governor Greitens, Attorney General Hawley, Mayor Krewson, Colonel Karsten, Director Juden, Lt. Col. O'Toole, and Sheriff Betts:In

The Trump administration today announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The DACA program has served as a critical lifeline for nearly 800,000 young immigrants, or “Dreamers,” who came to this country as children and know the United States as their only home.

Janae “Justice” Gatson will work with community organizations across Western Missouri for outreach and grassroots organizing with the ACLU of Missouri.

As students across Missouri prepare to go back to school, parents and caregivers make sure they're equipped with No. 2 pencils, three-ring binders, and text books -- everything they'll need to start the school year. Right?

“We are relieved that Governor Eric Greitens stayed the execution of Marcellus Williams to allow for a board of inquiry to review Mr. Williams’ case in light of new evidence. 

ST. LOUIS — The ACLU of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against the University City Police Department for tackling, unlawfully arresting and violating the rights of a 55-year-old Black man as he walked in an affluent neighborhood.

The ACLU of Missouri looks at our legal system for constitutional violations and affirms what the NAACP has boldly decided to call out: Missouri’s new discrimination law is a Jim Crow law.  We are saddened the Missouri Legislature chose to continue its mistreatment of people of color and women by passing Senate Bill 43.

Dear Hazelwood Students, Parents and Community Members,

The ACLU of Missouri is thrilled the U.S. District Court has approved our certification for a class-action lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections for its inhumane treatment of inmates in their care with hepatitis C.