News & Commentary
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.
Sep 01, 2015
Student Rights or Student Wrongs
by Jeffrey A. Mittman, executive director of the ACLU of Missouri
Aug 27, 2015
Volunteerism is Alive and Well at the ACLU
by Brad Pierce, board president of the ACLU of Missouri
Aug 18, 2015
ACLU and Partners Issue Statement on Charges Issued by St. Louis County Against Individuals Arrested Last Year
St. Louis County is marking the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown by charging hundreds of people arrested by the St. Louis County Police in protest actions that occurred since August of 2014. The State Prosecuting Attorney has refused to pursue these charges. The City of Ferguson, where most incidents occurred, has not pursued charges.
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