The ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit on Friday, June 21, on behalf of Derrick Gilbert, who was unlawfully arrested by Willmar police in a classic case of “walking while Black.”

Matthew Locke engaged in peaceful protest on August 16, 2021. He was met with excessive and unnecessary force from law enforcement, which left him with lasting facial paralysis.

Today, the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information (MNCOGI) requested partial summary judgment in its lawsuit called MNCOGI v City of Minneapolis et al.

The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities deployed university police this week to arrest nine pro-Palestine demonstrators. Hundreds of students staged a walkout in response to the arrests. 

The ACLU-MN argued in the Minnesota Supreme Court that a special interest group’s attempt to invalidate a state law restoring voting rights to 55,000 Minnesotans should be swiftly and soundly rejected. 

ACLU-MN attorneys and pro bono partners received "Attorneys of the Year" awards from Minnesota Lawyer.

After a 3½-year legal battle, journalists represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and pro bono attorneys have won a nearly $1 million settlement from the city of Minneapolis over police attacks on reporters during the George Floyd protests.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a brief in federal court in a case in which an innocent pregnant woman was treated brutally by Maple Grove police. 

The Smart Justice Fellowship aims to provide a cohort of 10 fellows with the training needed to become leaders among the 55,000-plus Minnesotans who regained their right to vote after the Restore the Vote bill was signed into law by Gov. Walz on March 3, 2023.