Press Releases

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ACLU-MN Settles Lawsuit Against Saint Paul for Withholding Public Police Records

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has reached a settlement with the City of Saint Paul over our lawsuit to get public data that officials had improperly withheld for more than 18 months.

January 5, 2021

ACLU-MN Applauds Myon Burrell's Sentence Commutation, Urges Pardon

The ACLU of Minnesota applauds the Minnesota Board of Pardons’ decision to commute Myon Burrell’s sentence and to immediately release him from prison, and we urge the board to grant him a full pardon.

December 15, 2020

ACLU-MN Sues Federal Women's Prison over Handling of COVID-19

Waseca prison Warden M. Starr and Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Michael Carvajal are refusing to release medically vulnerable people and failing to provide adequate health care or sanitation, according to the lawsuit by the ACLU of Minnesota and Ballard Spahr LLP.

December 9, 2020

Statement: ACLU-MN Supports the Minneapolis Safety for All Budget Plan

The ACLU of Minnesota applauds the passage of the Safety for All Budget Plan by the Minneapolis City Council’s budget committee, and we urge the entire City Council tonight to approve the SFA plan and budget as amended, and Mayor Frey to approve it.

December 9, 2020

ACLU-MN Enters Settlement Over Police Brutality in Worthington

The City of Worthington has agreed to pay $590,000 and make several policing reforms following a police assault that left the victim in intensive care.

November 30, 2020

ACLU-MN Urges Minneapolis to Divest from Police, Invest in Community

Statement from ACLU-MN on the 2021 Minneapolis Budget

November 30, 2020