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NEW YORK – President Trump announced on Twitter early this morning his intention to send the National Guard to Minneapolis, Minn. in response to protests over the recent killing of George Floyd.
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Minnesota are jointly calling for a fair, independent and transparent investigation following the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by Minneapolis police.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota on Wednesday sued the Rock County Sheriff and two deputies who tried to forcibly conduct a vaginal search on the side of a public road in below-freezing temperatures.
A judge is ordering the state Department of Corrections and Moose Lake prison to show cause for why they can’t keep people in prison safe from COVID-19.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and 34 other nonprofit and social justice organizations released a draft Executive Order Wednesday that we urge Gov. Walz to sign to stop the COVID-19 outbreak in prisons and jails.
Governmental transparency becomes even more essential in times of crisis like this. As the Legislature balances the crucial need to protect public health with the essential need to protect our civil liberties, these debates must play out as openly and with as much public input as possible.