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ACLU-MN Settles Lawsuit Against Saint Paul for Withholding Public Police Records 

​​​​​​​The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has reached a settlement with the City of Saint Paul over our lawsuit to get public data that officials had improperly withheld for more than 18 months. 
Issue Areas: Police Practices

ACLU-MN Applauds Myon Burrell's Sentence Commutation, Urges Pardon

The ACLU of Minnesota applauds the Minnesota Board of Pardons’ decision to commute Myon Burrell’s sentence and to immediately release him from prison, and we urge the board to grant him a full pardon.

ACLU-MN Sues Federal Women's Prison over Handling of COVID-19

Waseca prison Warden M. Starr and Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Michael Carvajal are refusing to release medically vulnerable people and failing to provide adequate health care or sanitation, according to the lawsuit by the ACLU of Minnesota and Ballard Spahr LLP.
Issue Areas: Prisoner Rights

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

ACLU-MN Files Lawsuit to Protect People in Minnesota Prisons from COVID-19

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a class action lawsuit to force the Minnesota Department of Corrections to protect people in its custody from COVID-19.
Issue Areas: Prisoner Rights