News & Commentary
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.
Aug 04, 2015
Justice for Two, But Not All
by Jeffrey A. Mittman, executive director of the ACLU of Missouri
Aug 03, 2015
Two Journalists Recording Ferguson Protests Will Not Face Charges
Journalists Bilgin Şaşmaz and Trey Yingst, who were both arrested for recording police during two separate protests in Ferguson, will not be charged and St. Louis County will aid their efforts to have information about their arrests removed from their records. The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri filed lawsuits on their behalf and announced today that both cases have settled.
Jul 16, 2015
Court Upholds Public's Right to Know About Death Penalty Procedures
Today, the Circuit Court of Cole County agreed that the Missouri Department of Corrections broke the law by failing to honor a Sunshine Law request to disclose the name of the pharmacy that supplied the drugs it uses to administer the death penalty.
Jun 26, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court Declares State Marriage Bans for Same-Sex Couples Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a sweeping and historic decision that affords gay and lesbian couples the same legal right to marry and recognition of their marriages as different-sex couples. The ruling invalidates discriminatory laws in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee upheld by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and as a practical matter, requires all 50 states to allow same-sex couples to marry.
May 29, 2015
ACLU Asks State Court to Release Grand Juror Doe From Secrecy Requirement
Once again, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri is seeking to release Grand Juror Doe from the oath of secrecy—this time through the state court instead of federal court. The change is because on May 5, U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel ruled that the Missouri courts should be given the opportunity to resolve this issue before Juror Doe pursues a federal constitutional challenge.
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