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A homeless couple was threatened with arrest by City of Miner police officers for nothing more than peaceably holding a sign that read “Traveling. Anything helps. God bless.” Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU-MO) filed a lawsuit on their behalf.

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri is joining a nationwide day of action calling for reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the law that says the government can access your email and documents in the cloud without a warrant.

An article about an attorney on the FBI’s watch list ran in the:

The Department of Justice’s investigation of the St. Louis County Family Court was covered by:

Illinois’ passage of a bill legalizing same-sex marriage was covered by:

Our suit on behalf of Larry Flynt to uncover execution procedures was covered by the:

ST. LOUIS — Concerned that the state is hiding information, publisher Larry Flynt is trying to uncover its plans to execute Joseph Franklin on Nov. 20. Flynt, who was paralyzed in 1978 by Joseph Franklin, has advocated that Franklin should be punished by spending the remainder of his life in prison, rather than be killed by the state and put out of his misery.

Congratulations, Illinois, for joining the growing number of states that are honoring marriage by including gay and lesbian families. It’s great for Missouri to now have two neighbors that provide protections for loving families. We know the majority of Missourians support marriage for same-sex couples. It’s time for Missouri to join Illinois and Iowa in treating all families equally. It is our goal to do whatever is necessary to make sure that day comes soon for Missourians.

The Missouri Supreme Court ruling in the Glossip v. MO Department of Transporation and Highway Patrol Employees’ Retirement System was covered by: