Press Releases

ACLU/ACLU-MN Statement on Kim Potter Guilty Verdict

MINNEAPOLIS — A jury has found former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter guilty of 1st-degree manslaughter and 2nd-degree manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright.

December 23, 2021

ACLU and ACLU-MN Applaud Brooklyn Center Public Safety Budget Vote

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.

December 7, 2021

ACLU and ACLU-MN Statement on Brooklyn Center Public Safety Budget Vote

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.

December 6, 2021

ACLU, ACLU-MN ARGUE VOTING RIGHTS APPEAL IN MN SUPREME COURT

SAINT PAUL — The ACLU of Minnesota and national ACLU today argued a major voting rights case before the Minnesota Supreme Court.

November 30, 2021

ACLU-MN Statement on Vote Yes on 2 Policing Ballot Question

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The ACLU of Minnesota’s Interim Executive Director Ben Feist has this statement about the Question 2 ballot initiative:

November 2, 2021

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

Kerlin Sanchez Villalobos and her younger sister are suing the United States in U.S. District Court in Minnesota after they experienced severe abuse and mistreatment by the immigration system. The ACLU-MN, the ACLU-Texas, and Dorsey & Whitney LLP will represent the plaintiffs.

October 11, 2021