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.”

Apr 05, 2021

ACLU-MN Pushes for Press Freedom in Chauvin Trial  

The ACLU of Minnesota Monday asked the state Court of Appeals to act quickly to protect freedom of the press by granting the Daily Mail media credentials to cover the Derek Chauvin trial.  
Apr 01, 2021

Judge Rules ACLU-MN'S Case Against MNDOC’S Lax Handling of COVID-19 Can Move Ahead

A judge just ruled that the ACLU of Minnesota’s lawsuit against MNDOC over its lax handling of COVID-19 can continue, and granted class action status. 
Issue Areas: Prisoner Rights
Mar 23, 2021

Transgender Student Wins $300K Settlement over Discrimination by Anoka-Hennepin School District 

​​​​​​​The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, Gender Justice and Stinson LLP have won a $300,000 settlement and several reforms from the Anoka-Hennepin School District over its discrimination against a transgender student, Nick.
Mar 01, 2021

ACLU-MN Opposes Saint Paul Protest Ordinance

The ACLU of Minnesota opposes proposed Ordinance 21-6, which seeks to prohibit possession of certain items, and change other rules governing parades, races and public assemblies. As written, the ordinance will chill free speech and suppress public demonstration.
Feb 17, 2021

ACLU-MN Urges Respect, Space for Protester in Chauvin Trial Policing Plans

As the state and the city of Minneapolis plan for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota expects public officials and law enforcement to make space for protest and to ensure that protest rights are respected.
Feb 09, 2021

Coalition Calls on Minneapolis City Council to Ban Facial Recognition

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and its partner, the POSTME (Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology and Military Equipment) Coalition, have released an open letter today calling on the Minneapolis City Council to pass the Facial Recognition Ordinance.
Jan 28, 2021

JURY FINDS ANOKA COUNTY JAIL COMMITTED FALSE IMPRISONMENT 

In the first virtual federal jury trial in Minnesota, a jury Thursday found that Anoka County and its sheriff falsely imprisoned a young woman by slow-walking her booking and following an unwritten and unconstitutional policy of contacting ICE about people born outside the U.S.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: Parada v. Anoka County