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VICTORY! ACLU/ACLU-MN Settlement Reforms Discriminatory Housing in Faribault

Black and white image of ACLU-MN client, Abdirahman Aden Kariye, with text quote reading "The questions are always invasive and intrusive...'What kind of Muslim are you?'...CBP agents asking me if I listen to music to see the type of Islam I practice."

ACLU Sues On Behalf Of Muslim Americans Targeted By CBP While Traveling

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ACLU-MN Responds to New Report Showing MPD Pattern of Racial Discrimination 

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ACLU-MN Settles Lawsuit Against Minnesota State Patrol Over Attacks on the Press

Justice for George Floyd & Daunte Wright

Quote from ACLU-MN client reading "Just being locked away is awful. Children are crying, kids are fainting. All kinds of atrocities happened there." Image of border camp detention center in the background of the quote text.

ACLU-MN, ACLU-TX Sue on Behalf of Girls Mistreated by U.S. Government

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Election Denialism Lost in Key Midterm Races, but the Fight is Far From Over

Americans took firm stances against election denialism and voted to protect our democracy in the most vital races.

20 Years Later, It’s Time to Overhaul the Department of Homeland Security

Chronic dysfunction and abuse within the agency call for a serious reckoning.

Warrantless Pole-Camera Surveillance by Police is Dangerous. The Supreme Court Can Stop It.

We’re calling on the court to clarify that long-term police use of a surveillance camera targeted at a person’s home is a Fourth Amendment search.

ACLU-MN/Texas Reach Settlement on Behalf of Girls Mistreated by U.S. Government

Two teen sisters who experienced severe abuse and mistreatment while in the custody of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have received an $80,000 settlement from the federal government for their pain and...

August 19, 2022

JUDGE RULES ENCAMPMENT CASE AGAINST PARKS BOARD CAN GO ON

Minnesota Legal Aid and Ballard Spahr’s lawsuit – brought on behalf of homeless people who lost their homes during tent encampment sweeps – to continue against the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board....

August 9, 2022

ACLU-MN and Legal Clinics Sue to Stop MNDOC From Reincarcerating People at High COVID-19 Risk

The ACLU of Minnesota, U of M’s Law School Clemency Clinic, and Legal Assistance to Minnesota Prisoners today filed a complaint to stop the Minnesota Department of Corrections from reimprisoning people who...