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Dear Gov. Eric Greitens and Missouri General Assembly,

City must apologize and ensure free speech at meetings, following consent judgement in ACLU lawsuit

The ACLU's Freedom Cities Initiative is an ambitious campaign with national scope.When talking to law enforcement, it is vital that Missouri’s People Power groups understand how the 

"The U.S. Supreme Court should dismiss the Trinity Lutheran case. The church now has everything it asked for from the state of Missouri.

“Gov. Greitens' political decision to blur the lines between church and state is dangerous and directly goes against what our nation’s founders intended: to protect religious freedom by keeping it separate from government,” said Jeffrey Mittman, Executive Director at the ACLU of Missouri. “This new policy compromises constitutional principles and puts religious freedom for all at risk. We’re disappointed that the governor has reversed course and chosen to blatantly ignore the Missouri Constitution’s long-standing commitment to religious freedom.”

ST. LOUIS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit today demanding government documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump’s Muslim bans.

ST. LOUIS – The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit today against the city of Maplewood, challenging its unconstitutional nuisance law that forced a domestic violence survivor to move from her home and leave the city for six months because she called the police for help.More than two calls to the police regarding domestic violence from the same address within a 180-day period is considered a nuisance under Ma

ST. LOUIS– A circuit court has ruled the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department routinely acted contrary to the law when asked to provide information to the public about officer conduct complaints. The decision came in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Missouri on behalf of a man who had requested to see the results of his complaint of criminal conduct by several police officers.The court also noted the department’s process of investigating potentially criminal officer conduct is not truly independent operation.

Recently, many parents and members of the public have had questions about the sexual education curriculum in public schools across the St. Louis region created by Best Choice, which is part of the pregnancy center, Thrive.