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St. Paul, Minn. - The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota sent a letter to Hennepin County today asking them to rescind the new restrictions they placed on the OccupyMN protests that are currently occurring on the Hennepin County Government Center Plaza.
Taken from the ACLU Blog of Rights
Contributed by: Ian Thompson, Washington Legislative Office
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.
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.
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.
ACLU National - August 9, 2011