Bill Championed by ACLU-MN to Protect Student Privacy Becomes Law

The ACLU of Minnesota just won a significant victory against surveillance of Minnesota students and their families. And our volunteers helped make it possible. 

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Criminal justice reform, voting rights expansion and privacy protections moving forward

The Minnesota Legislature just passed its first committee deadline at midnight Friday, and that means we’re getting a better sense of what could make it to the floor for a vote.

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A Teenager Sending a Selfie Isn’t a Crime. But Rice County is Charging a Teenager For Doing Just That.

A teenager in Southern Minnesota could face up to 10 years on the sex offender registry—all because she sent an explicit selfie. 

By Aliya Khan

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A Friendly Reminder to Dakota County Sheriff: Minnesota Constitution Offers Protection from Warrantless DNA Collection

Innocent until proven guilty?  In Dakota County, not so much.Big Brother is watching you?  In Dakota County, definitely.

By John Gordon

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