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Minnesota Election Action Plan

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Meet our Smart Justice Fellows

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ACLU-MN Wins Nearly $1 Million Settlement for Journalists

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Justice for George Floyd & Daunte Wright

People Power: Let People Vote Twin Cities works to involve people in voting

Let People Vote Twin Cities has worked to share voting rights information throughout the Metro region.

Trump on Immigration: Tearing Apart Immigrant Families, Communities, and the Fabric of our Nation

In the first installment of the ACLU’s election 2024 memo series, our experts detail the threats a potential second Trump administration poses to immigrant families and America’s immigration system.

A Mistake Shouldn’t Mean Exile or Prolonged Mandatory Detention

Nyynkpao Banyee arrived in the U.S. as a child refugee from Côte D’Ivoire in 2004. Despite his deep roots in the U.S., he is facing mandatory immigration detention and possible deportation from his family and...

Press releases

September 18, 2024

ACLU-MN Sends Letter to Colleges Emphasizing Their Duty to Protect Free Speech

The ACLU of Minnesota sent an open letter to leaders of colleges and universities throughout the state on Monday, Sept. 16, to remind them that they have a duty to ensure their campuses protect free speech...

September 12, 2024

AG Ellison: Address Housing Ordinances That Target Marginalized Groups

The ACLU, ACLU of Minnesota, and civil rights and criminal justice organizations sent a letter to the office of Attorney General Keith Ellison today, urging him to issue guidance to local municipalities on...

August 28, 2024

ACLU-MN, ACLU File Amicus Brief Urging MN Supreme Court to Uphold the Constitutionality of ICWA and MIFPA

The ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota filed an amicus brief to urge the Minnesota Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation...