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As a leading civil rights organization in the land of 10,000 lakes, we at the ACLU of Minnesota believe it is our duty to keep the public informed about the state of their civil liberties. The work we do at the legislature, in the courts, and in our communities is important, but there is no better defender of civil rights than a public that is informed and engaged.

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Dec 1, 2020

Race-Conscious Policies — Including Affirmative Action — Are Necessary For Addressing Racial Inequity

Tiffani Burgess, (She/her/hers), Legal Fellow, ACLU Racial Justice Program

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Tiffani Burgess, (She/her/hers), Legal Fellow, ACLU Racial Justice Program

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Andover Hall - Harvard Divinity School - Harvard University

Nov 30, 2020

The Questions You Probably THINK You Know the Answer to — But Likely Don’t — About ICE Detention

Hanna Johnson, She/her/hers, Communication Strategist , ACLU

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Hanna Johnson, She/her/hers, Communication Strategist , ACLU

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Detainees walk past a map of the world in a hallway of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility.

Nov 20, 2020

New Court, New President: What’s Next for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

As of now, we know the status of two of the three branches of the federal government. We have President-elect Joe Biden in the executive, and an even more conservative majority in the Supreme Court with the...