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The ACLU is a leader in working with states and cities to build firewalls for freedom: barriers to ensure our state and local officials do not assist anti-democratic forces in attacking our civil liberties and civil rights.

Minnesota Legislature must ensure state, local resources are not used for mass deportation.

Historian Bruce Dierenfield recently published, "Separating Church and State: How the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union Led the Nation in Religious Liberty," the first comprehensive account of the ACLU-MN's work to defend the First Amendment.

ACLU-MN client Derrick Gilbert settled his lawsuit against the city of Willmar and former Willmar police officer Christopher Flatten for $50,000.

The ACLU of Minnesota is calling for Minnesota government leaders to act now to strengthen protections against attempted civil liberties violations within the state.

The Associated Press called the 2024 presidential election for Donald Trump. Deepinder Mayell, Executive Director of the ACLU of Minnesota, released the following statement in response.

Less than two weeks before Election Day, the ACLU is in the courts and in communities fighting for increased access to the ballot for all eligible voters.

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

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.