Press Releases

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ACLU-MN APPEALS CASE TO MN SUPREME COURT TO RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS

The ACLU and ACLU-MN filed a petition for review with Minnesota’s highest court Tuesday afternoon, seeking to end the disenfranchisement of more than 53,000 Minnesotans.

June 23, 2021

ACLU-MN SUES MINNEAPOLIS, MPD ON BEHALF OF MNCOGI OVER POLICY THAT HIDES POLICE MISCONDUCT

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The city of Minneapolis and its police department are willfully subverting our state’s Government Data Practices Act by withholding public data about disciplinary action taken against police for serious m

June 3, 2021

ACLU Report Highlights Dangers of Driver’s License Suspensions and Police Role in Traffic Enforcement

MINNEAPOLIS, MN ⁠— The American Civil Liberties Union released a new report today titled “Reckless Lawmaking” which highlights the ways that police enforcement and driver’s license suspensions compound police brutality, poverty, and mass incarceration.

April 27, 2021

ACLU-MN/ACLU STATEMENT ON DEREK CHAUVIN GUILTY VERDICT

MINNEAPOLIS — A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.

April 20, 2021

ACLU-MN CONDEMNS ATTACKS AGAINST JOURNALISTS COVERING DAUNTE WRIGHT PROTESTS

A federal judge on Friday ordered Minnesota State Patrol not to attack journalists, use chemical agents, seize gear, or otherwise hamper reporting. Yet from media reports, it’s clear that the State Patrol needs to do better. Last night, they did everything the court ordered them not to.

April 17, 2021

JUDGE ISSUES ORDER HALTING POLICE ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS

SAINT PAUL, MN - A federal judge ruled Friday evening that state law enforcement cannot attack or arrest journalists for covering the current protests.

April 16, 2021