News & Commentary
Oct 15, 2015
Former Prisoner Sues Jackson County for Transporting Her Across State While Shackled and in Labor
Megon Riedel, in her final weeks of pregnancy, was shackled, chained and transported by van nearly 200 miles across state while she was in active labor. Today, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, she is suing Jackson County and three Jackson County Detention Center (JCDC) correctional officers.
Oct 13, 2015
Three Immigrants Sue Missouri Schools for Charging Them Illegally Inflated Tuition
Three students who have had their college or university costs explode this semester filed suits on October 13, 2015, against the University of Missouri, St. Louis Community College and the Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City. All three students, who are living and working with permission in the United States under the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri. The ACLU filed three separate lawsuits in Columbia, Kansas City and St. Louis, against the students’ schools, which have illegally inflated their tuition rates.
Oct 11, 2015
News Articles
The ACLU of Missouri has been making news. Use the links below to see a compilation of articles, stories and blogs.
Sep 29, 2015
"Nuisance Laws" Harm Victims of Domestic Abuse
On September 29, the St. Louis County Council will consider the final passage of bill affecting a residential rental property licensing code.
Sep 24, 2015
Piedmont Resident Sues Government Officials Who Retaliated Because She Flipped Middle Finger at the Mayor
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed a civil rights lawsuit on Sept. 24, 2015, on behalf of Piedmont residents Tina Warren and her son Bryan Jeffers. They have been harassed repeatedly by government officials since Ms. Warren began expressing her disgust with the mayor by flipping him her middle finger.
Sep 18, 2015
Bolivar Resident Challenges City’s Panhandling Ordinance
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Richard Hill, a Bolivar resident who protested Bolivar’s panhandling ordinance by carrying a sign that read “I NEED MONEY,” now has the support of the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri. Today they filed a federal lawsuit against the city for its unconstitutional panhandling ordinance enacted in March.
Sep 09, 2015
Ozark Fire Protection District Agrees to Pay for Benefits Withheld from Same-Sex Couple
SPRINGFIELD, MO – A lawsuit against the Ozark Fire Protection District was dismissed today by agreement of the parties. The District will pay a former captain for spousal benefits that the District had denied to her spouse.
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