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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.

ACLU-MN RESPONDS TO MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL’S APPROVAL OF MPD SETTLEMENT

The ACLU of Minnesota responds to a court-enforceable agreement between the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and Minneapolis to reform police. Now the city must immediately take steps to implement this order. 
Issue Areas: Police Practices

ACLU-MN APPLAUDS SIGNING OF RESTORE THE VOTE BILL 

The ACLU of Minnesota applauds the decision to end this discriminatory law that led to racial disparities in voting and political inequality.

ACLU-MN RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT RULING AGAINST RESTORING VOTING RIGHTS TO MINNESOTANS 

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that our Constitution doesn’t automatically provide Minnesotans on felony probation with the right to vote upon release from incarceration. 
Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Appeals Court Upholds Verdict Against Anoka County for False Imprisonment

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld a lower-court ruling that Anoka County’s policy of contacting ICE about every foreign-born person the county jailed was a “classic example of national-origin discrimination.”
Court Cases: Parada v. Anoka County

ACLU-MN/Texas Reach Settlement on Behalf of Girls Mistreated by U.S. Government

Two teen sisters who experienced severe abuse and mistreatment while in the custody of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have received an $80,000 settlement from the federal government for their pain and suffering.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights