Press Releases

If you are a member of the media, please contact Rachel Fergus, Communications Associate on her cell at rfergus@aclu-mn.org.

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Library of Congress Wrongly Fires Former Gitmo Lawyer

ACLU Says Congressional Research Service Violated First Amendment When It Fired Col. Morris Davis

December 10, 2009

Ordained Pentecostal Minister Can Preach In Prison After ACLU Lawsuit

TRENTON, NJ - Prompted by an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit, state prison officials in New Jersey have agreed to restore the right of a devout Christian prisoner to preach at weekly worship services and teach Bible study classes.

December 3, 2009

Revealing RNC document leaked

The American Civil Liberties Union recently came across a revealing "RNC Homeland Security Document". This official document was uncovered by the website Wikileaks, which according to its website "We help you safely get the truth out".

November 21, 2009

A Victory for the Rule of Law. Kind of.

Taken from the ACLU's Blog of Rights

November 16, 2009

Court Rules for ACLU-MN Taxpayer Standing in Charter School Case

Decision Allows ACLU-MN to Protect Public Money

July 21, 2009

Constitutional rights denied to patients at Moose Lake Regional Treatment Center

The ACLU-MN, along with cooperating attorneys, agreed to represent patients who are challenging the conditions of their confinement in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP) "Annex". The Annex is located in a wing of the state prison in Moose Lake.

July 21, 2009