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ACLU-MN RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT RULING AGAINST RESTORING VOTING RIGHTS TO MINNESOTANS

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that our Constitution doesn’t automatically provide Minnesotans on felony probation with the right to vote upon release from incarceration.

February 15, 2023

Appeals Court Upholds Verdict Against Anoka County for False Imprisonment

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld a lower-court ruling that Anoka County’s policy of contacting ICE about every foreign-born person the county jailed was a “classic example of national-origin discrimination.”

December 5, 2022

ACLU-MN Settles Class Action for Protesters Injured by Police During Peaceful Protests Following the Murder of George Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota has reached a settlement with the city of Minneapolis for police mistreatment of protesters, which includes a $600,000 payment and numerous reforms. The U.S.

November 30, 2022

Press Releases

ACLU-MN RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT RULING AGAINST RESTORING VOTING RIGHTS TO MINNESOTANS

Appeals Court Upholds Verdict Against Anoka County for False Imprisonment

ACLU-MN Settles Class Action for Protesters Injured by Police During Peaceful Protests Following the Murder of George Floyd

ACLU-MN/Texas Reach Settlement on Behalf of Girls Mistreated by U.S. Government

ACLU-MN Wins $70K, Reforms on Behalf of Woman Arrested after Recording Police

JUDGE RULES ENCAMPMENT CASE AGAINST PARKS BOARD CAN GO ON