ST. LOUIS – New statewide #StopTheBans Coalition held a rally in St. Louis at Planned Parenthood on Thursday evening. Coalition partners including ACLU of Missouri, Gateway Women’s Access Fund, Hope Clinic for Women, NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri, National Council of Jewish-Women-St. […]
New statewide coalition launches ‘Repro Week of Action’
ST. LOUIS – Events across the Show-Me State aim to join Missourians together this week to fight back against the political attacks on access to safe and legal abortion. Beginning Monday, new #StopTheBans Coalition will kick off its “Repro Week […]
ACLU of Missouri launches voter education effort
ST. LOUIS – On Tuesday, ACLU of Missouri announced its launch of a voter education effort to inform district voters about the new voting system in April’s Ferguson-Florissant School Board election. The launch of the voter education effort includes canvassing […]
ACLU research project seeks to discover why Missourians are dying behind bars
“Death-In-Custody and Maternal Health Project” seeks stories in aim to find policy and legal solutions ST. LOUIS, Mo. – A new, special project undertaken by the ACLU of Missouri will focus on researching, collecting and investigating stories of people who […]
Court: Missouri Department of Health purposely violated sunshine law
State knowingly refused to share public records of lab results that showed protesters used apple cider vinegar to protect themselves against police COLE COUNTY, Mo. – A court has found the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services knowingly and […]
ACLU of Missouri, Harris-Stowe State University partner for new social justice fellowship
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – ACLU of Missouri announced the launch of a new undergraduate fellowship program, centered on social justice reform. The announcement came on Tuesday and is in collaboration with the Harris-Stowe State University, stating that both the university […]
EHOC, ACLU urge 6 St. Louis County Municipalities to drop laws that punish domestic violence victims
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing and Opportunity Council (EHOC), ACLU of Missouri and ACLU Women’s Rights Project called on six cities in St. Louis County to abandon policies known as “nuisance ordinances,” which can lead […]
ACLU sues St. Louis for unconstitutional restriction of free speech by police
City laws and policies all but guarantee ongoing police-protestor conflicts ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit today against the city of St. Louis on behalf of a protestor unconstitutionally arrested during the 2017 Women’s March. […]
ACLU of Missouri settles lawsuit with City of Wentzville
WENTZVILLE, Mo. – The City if Wentzville has updated its city code and publicly committed to respecting freedom of speech and the separation of church and state in a resolution read aloud on Wednesday as part of a lawsuit settlement […]
ACLU of Missouri hires Alicia Hernández as community organizer
Hernández will connect with communities across Eastern Missouri ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The ACLU of Missouri has hired Alicia Hernández as Community Organizer for Eastern Missouri. “We’re thrilled to have Alicia Hernández on our policy team to build our outreach […]