Cases

Along with our advocacy, legislative, and public education work, litigation remains one of the fundamental tools with which the ACLU of Minnesota fights for equality and civil rights throughout the state. See below for more information on the cases we've brought to the courts.

If you wish to request legal assistance, please visit our Request Assistance page.

If you are an attorney who is interested in volunteering with the ACLU of Minnesota, please email a cover letter and resume to ACLU-MN Staff Attorney David McKinney at dmckinney@aclu-mn.org.

 

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Nov 22, 2006

Fisher v. MN-DOC

Prisoner Rights
Status: Closed

Prisoners rights 

Case Description

The ACLU of Minnesota submitted a request to participate as amicus curiae in this inmate abuse case. The Minnesota Court of Appeals...

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Nov 11, 2006

Meads v. Best Oil Co.

Racial Justice
Status: Closed

Racial discrimination in hiring 

Case Description

The ACLU of Minnesota filed an amicus curiae brief in this important case involving interpretation of Minnesota anti-...

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Nov 5, 2006

In the Matter of the Welfare of: K.L.W.

Student & Youth Rights
Status: Victory!

Student Free Speech Rights

ACLU-MN volunteer attorney, Jordan Kushner, filed a free speech brief in an appeal on behalf of a seventh-grader who was adjudicated a petty offender for drawing a...

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Sep 1, 2006

Beaulieu v. MSOP

Prisoner Rights
Status: Closed

Challenging Minnesota's civil commitment practices

Case Description

Petitioner Wallace Beaulieu was civilly committed in 2006 as a Sexually Dangerous Person.The ACLU of Minnesota...

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Dec 1, 2005

State v. Kuhlman

Privacy & Technology
Status: Closed

Challenging the legality of photo cop ordinance 

Case Description

The ACLU of Minnesota filed a motion in early December 2005 seeking the court's opinion on the legality of the...

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Sep 1, 2005

SAGE v. Osseo Area Schools

LGBTQ+ Rights
Status: Victory!

School treated Gay Student Alliance differently than other student groups

Case Description

Our long-standing Straights and Gays for Equality student group case has finally ended in...

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