News & Commentary
Feb 18, 2016
ACLU of Missouri/PROMO Issue Joint Statement on Religious Exemption Amendment
The ACLU of Missouri and PROMO released the following statement today in response to the filing and referral of SJR39, Sen. Bob Onder's proposed religious exemption amendment to Missouri's constitution:
Feb 12, 2016
ACLU Statement on Ferguson's Rejection of Department of Justice Consent Decree
Jeffrey Mittman, Executive Director of the ACLU of Missouri, released the following statement regarding the Ferguson City Council vote on the proposed consent decree with the United States Department of Justice:
Jan 25, 2016
Court Rules in Springfield Free the Nipple Case
Friday evening, the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction in Free the Nipple, et al., v. City of Springfield. The injunction stops Springfield from enforcing a discriminatory provision in the City’s indecent exposure law that made it illegal for women to show any portion of their breasts beneath the areola as an act of protest.
Jan 11, 2016
Federal Trial Begins Over Voting Rights in Ferguson-Florissant School District
A federal trial gets underway today over voting rights and the effects of race discrimination in the Ferguson-Florissant School District. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Missouri is challenging the Ferguson-Florissant School District's at-large electoral system, charging it dilutes the votes of African-Americans in violation of the Voting Rights Act.
Jan 05, 2016
ACLU, Don't Shoot Coalition and State Legislators Announce Filing of the Bipartisan Fair and Impartial Policing Act
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Missouri, in conjunction with the Don’t Shoot Coalition and other community partners, announced the filing of The Fair and Impartial Policing Act, bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) and Representative Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin).
Jan 05, 2016
Court Rules Department of Corrections Violated Sunshine Law by Withholding Death Penalty Records
The Circuit Court of Cole County ruled that the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) knowingly violated the Sunshine Law by refusing to provide information related to the state’s execution witness selection process.
Dec 10, 2015
Resident Sues Cole County Prosecutor for the Release of Public Records
Over the course of seven months, Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Richardson denied all three of Mr. Aaron Malin’s requests for public records on the basis that his office’s documents are “closed to the public” and that compiling and providing them would be “unduly burdensome.” Today, the ACLU of Missouri and Dave Roland, a public interest attorney, filed a Sunshine Law suit against the Prosecutor on Mr. Malin’s behalf.
Dec 03, 2015
Springfield Resident Challenges City's Unconstitutional Panhandling Ordinance
On November 7, 2015, Bobby Honicutt, a 61-year old Springfield resident, was threatened with criminal charges after silently holding a sign on a public sidewalk that read “Trying to Support My Sick Wife| Please help.” Today, the ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit against the City of Springfield on Mr. Honicutt’s behalf.
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