ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Supreme Court of the United States released summary dispositions for certiorari, denying Ferguson-Florissant School District v. Missouri Conference of NAACP (18-592). “The U.S. Supreme Court let stand the trial and appellate courts’ decision that the […]
ACLU victory ensures Maplewood will stop punishing crime victims under “nuisance” laws
ST. LOUIS – Following a settlement with the ACLU and ACLU of Missouri, the city of Maplewood, Mo., will change its unconstitutional nuisance law that punishes victims of crimes. The amended ordinance was introduced at Tuesday’s Maplewood city council meeting […]
Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue state over latest abortion law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Planned Parenthood affiliates and the American Civil Liberties Union are filing a lawsuit over the new abortion restrictions passed during an extraordinary session. SB 5, passed by the Republican-led Missouri Legislature this past summer, would put […]