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Missouri is at an important crossroads. The events that have unfolded in Ferguson recently highlight signifi

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO – The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against the City of Cape Girardeau and Police Officer Matthew Peters, who made an unconstitutional arrest of their client, David Clary, on Aug. 30, 2013.

On July 16, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU of Missouri) filed a Sunshine Law suit against St. Louis County because the County would not release an FBI audit regarding the embezzlement of county funds by Edward Mueth.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU of Missouri) filed its sixth lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) seeking documents regarding the state’s execution protocol and policies. Today’s lawsuit regards the process used to select witnesses for executions.

With the Missouri legislature’s annual veto session only weeks away, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU of Missouri) today released an ad that faults lawmakers for intruding in Missourians’ private lives. The ad, which can be viewed here, urges Missourians to contact their state lawmaker and oppose any effort to override the veto of House Bill 1307.HB 1307 would make Missouri one of only three states in the cou

On Aug. 12, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri asked the Ferguson Police Department to release the incident report for the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown. After the request was denied, the ACLU filed a Missouri Sunshine Law suit on Aug. 15. Late Thursday afternoon, the ACLU received a heavily redacted copy of the incident report.

On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri faxed a letter to Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, asking him to identify and remove a police officer who demonstrated an inability to perform appropriately in Ferguson on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The officer pointed an assault weapon at civilians and threatened to kill them. When asked to identify himself, the officer responded with profanity.

By Diane Balogh, ACLU of Missouri In the wake of the Michael Brown tr

On Aug. 15, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, St. Louis County, the City of Ferguson and the Missouri Highway Patrol reached an agreement in federal court for the right to record police. This action was prompted when videographers were commanded to turn off their video cameras Wednesday evening at a gathering of protesters held to demand justice in the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson.