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New Report Finds Racial Profiling Still Pervasive

Groups Submit Report To U.N. Committee

June 30, 2009

Terrorism Finance Laws Undermine Minnesota Muslims Religious Freedom

St. Paul - U.S.

June 16, 2009

ACLU Releases Report On Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor

The American Civil Liberties Union today released a report summarizing the civil liberties and civil rights record of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who was nominated by President Obama to replace retiring Justice David Souter as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

June 16, 2009

Judge Hears Arguments on TiZA Dismissal

On Thursday June 4, the ACLU-MN had its first hearing regarding the TIZA case.

June 10, 2009

ACLU Challenges Patents on Breast Cancer Genes

On May 12, 2009, the ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation, a not-for-profit organization affiliated with Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (PUBPAT), filed a lawsuit charging that patents on two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer are unconstitutional and invalid.

June 9, 2009

Minnesota passes Anti-Real ID Bill

Minnesotabecomes the 23^rd state to prohibit implementation of the 2005 Real ID ACT

May 19, 2009