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.”

ACLU-MN Wins $825,000 Settlement, Reforms to End Minnesota State Patrol Attacks on Journalists

A federal judge has approved a permanent injunction that will prohibit Minnesota State Patrol from attacking or arresting journalists, as part of a settlement agreement between journalists and the MSP that includes $825,000 for journalists who were attacked and injured, plus numerous reforms.

ACLU-MN Statement calling for no-knock ban, more footage, transparency in MPD killing of Amir Locke

The ACLU-MN renews its call for a state ban on no-knock warrants following the police killing of Amir Locke.

ACLU-MN Statement on the Police Shooting of Amir Locke

The ACLU-MN believes that body camera footage will provide necessary details of Amir Locke's shooting death. Mayor Frey should order its immediate release.

ACLU/ACLU-MN Statement on Kim Potter Guilty Verdict 

MINNEAPOLIS — A jury has found former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter guilty of 1st-degree manslaughter and 2nd-degree manslaughter in the killing of Daunte Wright. 
Issue Areas: Police Practices

ACLU-MN, ACLU-TX Sue on Behalf of Girls Mistreated by U.S. Government

Kerlin Sanchez Villalobos and her younger sister are suing the United States in U.S. District Court in Minnesota after they experienced severe abuse and mistreatment by the immigration system. The ACLU-MN, the ACLU-Texas, and Dorsey & Whitney LLP will represent the plaintiffs.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights