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The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and 34 other nonprofit and social justice organizations released a draft Executive Order Wednesday that we urge Gov. Walz to sign to stop the COVID-19 outbreak in prisons and jails.
Governmental transparency becomes even more essential in times of crisis like this. As the Legislature balances the crucial need to protect public health with the essential need to protect our civil liberties, these debates must play out as openly and with as much public input as possible.
The ACLU of Minnesota just won the right for voters to get assistance from the person of their choice at the polls.
The American Civil Liberties Union released a new report today that shows Black people are 5.4 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession in Minnesota, despite comparable usage rates.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a petition against the state Department of Corrections Wednesday to keep prisoners and staff at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Moose Lake (MCF-Moose Lake) safe from the rapidly spreading COVID-19.
The ACLU of Minnesota releases a statement in response to Executive Order 20-34, Governor Tim Walz's Stay at Home Order.