Press Releases

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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

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

Goyette Lawsuit Against MPD, Hennepin County Sheriff for Attacking Journalists Headed for Trial 

The lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County Sheriff over law enforcement’s attacks on journalists will move toward trial, under a federal judge’s ruling Tuesday afternoon. 

ACLU Comment on Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Harvard and UNC’s Affirmative Action Policies

The Supreme Court issued two rulings today restricting schools’ ability to fully address systemic racial inequalities that persist in higher education – and hindering the ability of a university to select its student body.

ACLU-MN, Nelson Mullins Firm Sue on Behalf of Man Wrongfully Arrested, Detained

When two men carjacked someone, robbed a group of women at the Mall of America a day later, and used the women’s cards to buy items at Walmart, Kylese Perryman was nowhere nearby. Police arrested the innocent man anyway and failed to do a basic investigation that would have cleared him. We sued.

ACLU-MN statement on settlement with former MPD union head Bob Kroll

Plaintiffs represented by the ACLU of Minnesota have reached a settlement with former MPD union head and Lt. Bob Kroll over his role in the police violence against demonstrators during the George Floyd protests.