Press Releases

If you are a member of the media, please contact Rachel Fergus, Communications Associate at rfergus@aclu-mn.org. Join our press release list by sending your name, media outlet, email address and phone number to rfergus@aclu-mn.org with the subject line “Press Release List.”

Dec 14, 2023

ACLU-MN Responds to Historic Anoka County District Court’s Ruling

After fighting for years for the right to vote, two Minnesotans went into court to prevent that right from being yanked out from underneath them and over 50,000 other Minnesotans. Today, the Anoka County District Court upheld their right to vote. 
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Nov 02, 2023

ACLU-MN Statement on Appeals Court Voting Ruling

The state Court of Appeals just overturned a ruling that could have taken the vote from some Minnesotans. To make it crystal clear, today’s ruling means people on felony probation, parole or supervision can vote next week! 
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Oct 18, 2023

ACLU-MN Responds to Judge’s Ruling that Would Restrict Voting Rights

A Mille Lacs County district judge recently ruled that the state’s Restore the Vote law is unconstitutional. The ACLU of Minnesota will work feverishly to get this judge’s ruling overturned.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Feb 15, 2023

ACLU-MN RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT RULING AGAINST RESTORING VOTING RIGHTS TO MINNESOTANS 

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that our Constitution doesn’t automatically provide Minnesotans on felony probation with the right to vote upon release from incarceration. 
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court Cases: Schroeder v. MN Secretary of State
Jun 23, 2021

ACLU-MN APPEALS CASE TO MN SUPREME COURT TO RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS

The ACLU and ACLU-MN filed a petition for review with Minnesota’s highest court Tuesday afternoon, seeking to end the disenfranchisement of more than 53,000 Minnesotans.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Court Cases: Schroeder v. MN Secretary of State
Nov 03, 2020

ACLU-MN Mobilizes to Protect Voting Rights, Election Results

The ACLU of Minnesota is taking concerted action today to protect voting rights and ensure every vote is counted, and to reassure Minnesotans that delayed results are not a cause for alarm. 
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Sep 17, 2020

Minnesota Will Mail Absentee Ballot Applications to Registered Voters Due to COVID-19

The state of Minnesota has agreed to mail absentee ballot applications to registered voters for the November general election due to COVID-19, in response to an ACLU lawsuit.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights