Press Releases

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Judge Allows ACLU-MN Lawsuit Over Law Enforcement’s Assaults on Journalists to Move Forward

A federal judge just ruled that the ACLU-MN's lawsuit against the Minnesota State Patrol and former Minneapolis police union head over attacks on journalists covering the George Floyd protests can move ahead.

July 30, 2021

New Poll Shows Significant Support for Transformative Public Safety Changes, Reducing Police Role

A new poll commissioned by the ACLU shows strong support for a recently passed, groundbreaking resolution to limit the responsibilities of police and transform public safety in Brooklyn Center.

June 29, 2021

ACLU/ACLU-MN Statements on Derek Chauvin Sentencing

MINNEAPOLIS — A judge has sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years (270 months) for the murder of George Floyd.

June 25, 2021

ACLU-MN APPEALS CASE TO MN SUPREME COURT TO RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS

The ACLU and ACLU-MN filed a petition for review with Minnesota’s highest court Tuesday afternoon, seeking to end the disenfranchisement of more than 53,000 Minnesotans.

June 23, 2021

ACLU-MN SUES MINNEAPOLIS, MPD ON BEHALF OF MNCOGI OVER POLICY THAT HIDES POLICE MISCONDUCT

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The city of Minneapolis and its police department are willfully subverting our state’s Government Data Practices Act by withholding public data about disciplinary action taken against police for serious m

June 3, 2021

ACLU Report Highlights Dangers of Driver’s License Suspensions and Police Role in Traffic Enforcement

MINNEAPOLIS, MN ⁠— The American Civil Liberties Union released a new report today titled “Reckless Lawmaking” which highlights the ways that police enforcement and driver’s license suspensions compound police brutality, poverty, and mass incarceration.

April 27, 2021