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ACLU-MN And Legal Clinics Sue To Stop MNDOC From Reincarcerating People At High COVID-19 Risk

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

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VICTORY! The Student Data Privacy Act is Signed Into Law by Governor

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ACLU-MN Welcomes New Executive Director Deepinder Singh Mayell

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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

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

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ACLU-MN, Anthony Ostlund win $200K Settlement, Permanent Injunction

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To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States

As federal courts grow more hostile to civil rights and civil liberties, the ACLU turns to state courts — building on a century of experience.

Midterm Elections: How These Offices Impact Your Rights

Elected officials don’t have the final say when it comes to our rights — we do. Let the ACLU help you step into your power at the ballot box!

Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in Peril

On this anniversary of the VRA, the fight to secure the right to vote faces its greatest battles in over a generation.

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...

June 24, 2022

ACLU-MN Reacts to Shameful SCOTUS Decision Overturning Roe

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a shameful ruling today overturning Roe v. Wade — the landmark decision recognizing the constitutional right to abortion nearly 50 years ago.

June 15, 2022

ACLU Wins Settlement to End Housing Discrimination Case

The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Minnesota have settled a lawsuit with the city of Faribault over its unconstitutional and discriminatory housing rental ordinance, which encouraged landlords...