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Court Releases Documents That Shed Light on TiZA Lawsuit

United States District Court Judge Donovan Frank approved a partial settlement of ACLU-MN's lawsuit against Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy (TiZA), the Minnesota Department of Education, Islamic Relief USA (the school's sponsor), and various school officials.

September 2, 2011

District Court lifts unconstitutional restraining order

St. Paul, Minn. - The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is pleased to announce that on Sept 1 in Park Rapids, cooperating attorneys Tim Griffin and Liz Kramer obtained the dismissal of an unjust restraining order at a hearing to challenge it.

September 1, 2011

ACLU asks State Fair to protect First Amendment Rights

At the 2011 Minnesota State Fair, Colin Wilkinson dressed in patriot garb and played a snare drum to show support for presidential candidate Ron Paul. Despite the lack of any State Fair rules regulating such conduct, officials ordered Mr.

August 3, 2011

Your Cell Phone Knows Where You Were Last Night...Who Else Does?

In a massive coordinated information-seeking campaign, 34 ACLU affiliates are filing over 375 requests in 31 states across the country with local law enforcement agencies large and small that seek to uncover when, why, and how they are using cell phone location data to track Americans.

June 2, 2011