ACLU-MN Settles Lawsuit Over Withholding of SPPD Data
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.
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.
The 2020 election is finally behind us. Getting us to the point where every vote was counted, and more people voted, took a massive year-long effort by the ACLU of Minnesota.
The Minneapolis City Council has passed the Safety For All Budget, investing $7.77 million in mental health crisis responses and violence prevention. While this would by no means solve all our problems, it's a vital step in the right direction and a pivotal moment for our city
In the middle of the 2020 pandemic, America was shaken by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and the protests that erupted in the aftermath. But the disturbing trends we see today in police violence are the same patterns we’ve seen over the last 100 years.