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ACLU joins call for accountability in the shooting of Jamar Clark by Minneapolis Police Department

Contact: Jana Kooren, jkooren@aclu-mn.org, 651-645-4097 x123, 651-485-5925

November 16, 2015

Judge dismisses charges against Black Lives Matter activists including ACLU client Kandace Montgomery

The ACLU of Minnesota is relieved to learn that charges have been dismissed against their Black Lives Matter client, Kandace Montgomery, and 11 other individuals facing charges in connection with the Black Lives Matter rally at the Mall of America last December.

November 10, 2015

ACLU-MN sues Nobles County over an unlawful detention

St. Paul, Minn, - The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a lawsuit against the Nobles County Sheriff and his staff for violating Jose Lopez Orellana's constitutional rights.

October 14, 2015

Former child-soldier Nelson Kargbo released from detention

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 9, 2015

ACLU, U of M’s Law School Center for New Americans, and Dorsey & Whitney join forces to challenge detention of former child soldier

St. Paul, Minn—The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has joined a Habeas Petition filed by the Center for New Americans and Dorsey & Whitney, on behalf of Nelson Kargbo, a refugee from Sierra Leone, challenging his two-year detention by U.S.

August 17, 2015

Minnesota Supreme Court limits prosecutorial immunity

Contact: Jana Kooren, 651.645.4097 x123, 651.485.5925 c, jkooren@aclu-mn.org

August 7, 2015