ACLU-MN SUES ON BEHALF OF MAN WRONGFULLY ARRESTED IN WILLMAR
The ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit on behalf of Derrick Gilbert, who was unlawfully arrested by Willmar police in a classic case of “walking while Black.”
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The ACLU-MN released a statement in response to law enforcement associations calling on the Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner to release the addresses of people with COVID-19.
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, at the request of local public defenders, the ACLU of Minnesota sent a letter to the Sixth Judicial District Chief Judge Sally Tarnowski Tuesday afternoon asking the Court to release more people from our prisons or jails.
The ACLU of Minnesota understands and supports the need to protect public health, while also preserving and defending our precious civil liberties. We are monitoring this and any forthcoming orders and enforcement related to COVID-19 for potential civil liberties violations.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota Thursday sued the federal government for unlawfully holding an American citizen in ICE custody for 11 months, even though he repeatedly told them he was a citizen.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota Tuesday afternoon released a letter urging officials to take creative and thoughtful action in responding to the Coronavirus crisis to avoid exacerbating long-standing race-based and wealth-based inequalities in our state.