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 15, 2020

ACLU-MN Sues to Release MCF-Moose Lake Inmates Endangered by COVID-19

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a petition against the state Department of Corrections Wednesday to keep prisoners and staff at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Moose Lake (MCF-Moose Lake) safe from the rapidly spreading COVID-19.
Apr 14, 2020

ACLU-MN Calls for Measures to Protect Privacy

The ACLU of Minnesota releases a statement in response to Executive Order 20-34, Governor Tim Walz's Stay at Home Order.
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology, Police Practices
Apr 06, 2020

ACLU-MN Responds to Personal COVID Information Requests

The ACLU-MN released a statement in response to law enforcement associations calling on the Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner to release the addresses of people with COVID-19.
Mar 27, 2020

ACLU-MN Recommendations Regarding Stay-at-Home Order

The ACLU of Minnesota understands and supports the need to protect public health, while also preserving and defending our precious civil liberties. We are monitoring this and any forthcoming orders and enforcement related to COVID-19 for potential civil liberties violations.
Mar 18, 2020

ACLU-MN Urges Officials to Protect Vulnerable Populations Against COVID-19

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota Tuesday afternoon released a letter urging officials to take creative and thoughtful action in responding to the Coronavirus crisis to avoid exacerbating long-standing race-based and wealth-based inequalities in our state.