Cases

Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of Minnesota fights for equality and civil rights throughout the state. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.

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Nov 1, 2013

State v. Arndt

Status: Dismissed

Centers around when the police can enter your house without a warrant

Case Description

The case is a criminal prosecution of Bernadette Arndt for Obstruction of Justice based on her...

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Aug 19, 2013

Dean v. City of Winona

Status: Lost

Challenge to a city cap on rental housing in violation of the right to equal protection

Minnesota Supreme Court Decision

In August 2015 the Minnesota Supreme Court found the case to...

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Feb 19, 2013

Jesus Manuela Mendoza Sierra v. City of Gaylord

Status: Victory!

Racial profiling by law enforcement against a woman who had committed no crime

Case Description

On February 19, 2013, the ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit in federal district court...

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Feb 12, 2013

In Re Ince

Status: Closed

Due process rights for individuals facing civil commitment

Case Description

The ACLU-MN filed a brief in support of a man who was civilly committed indefinitely to the...

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Dec 6, 2012

State of Minnesota v. Rick

Status: Victory!

Challenge to overbroad statute criminalizing consensual sexual conduct by people with HIV

Case Description

ACLU of Minnesota along with ACLU and Lambda Legal filed a friend of the...

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Nov 21, 2012

Annex Medical, et al. v. Sebelius, et al.

Status: Closed

Reproductive freedom under the Affordable Care Act

Case Description

The ACLU-MN along with the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project filed a friend of the court brief in a case that...

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