News & Commentary

Our leaders should be pushing policy decisions that lead to a better future for all -- not rolling back our rights and putting more hard-working Missourians at risk for discrimination because of who they are or what they believe.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s campaign to gather voter information on behalf of the President is nothing more than a guise for laying the foundation for more voter suppression across the nation.

Privacy Watch applauds Alderman Terry Kennedy for his introduction of Board Bill 66, legislation that would provide a measure of oversight to new surveillance technologies. The bill would require surveillance programs to receive the approval of the Board of Aldermen.Before approval is granted, authorities would need to show that they have in place adequate policies to protect privacy an

Join the ACLU of Missouri for their annual event, board announcement, and community listening session.

Jefferson City, Mo.  – In less than a week, voting begins for an election with little to no public education or other preparation since a new photo identification law went into effect on June 1.Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, ACLU National, and Advancement Project sued Missouri over its new voter ID law, charging it fails to provide mandated funding for voter education, free voter

Gov. Greitens’ call for an abortion-focused special session is a call for an attack on women in Missouri.We should respect that a woman needs to make her own important life decisions – and the U.S. Supreme Court agrees.Politicians in Missouri continue to disregard the constitution and the

The United States Supreme Court announced today it would not hear a Missouri case where a state college violated the rights of its students by requiring them to take a drug test as a condition of their enrollment. This means that the December decision of the full Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in favor of students will stand.This case establishes – once and for all – that under the Fourth Amendment, every person has the right to be free from an unreasonable search and seizure—including college students.