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Feb 23, 2023

The ACLU of Missouri; Professional Library Organizations Challenge Government Censorship and Book Removals in Schools

The Missouri ACLU filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Jackson County on behalf of the Missouri Association of School Librarians and the Missouri Library Association challenging the government censorship...

Feb 16, 2023

Author George Johnson on Writing Black, Queer — and Banned — Stories

We talked to the author of one of the most banned books in the country about the unique power of books and why Black queer voices are so threatening to those trying to silence them.

Feb 15, 2023

Missouri Immigration Policy Coalition Opposes HJR43 / La Coalición de Política de Inmigración de Missouri (MIPC) Se Opone a la Resolución Conjunta HJR43

La Coalición de Política de Inmigración de Missouri (Missouri Immigration Policy Coalition- MIPC) se opone a la resolución conjunta HJR43. MIPC es una red no-partidaria de organizaciones defensoras de los...

Feb 9, 2023

Judge Orders Missouri to Provide Defendants Counsel; Declares Waiting List Unconstitutional

‘The history of providing defense counsel for indigent defendants in Missouri is replete with claims of inadequate resources’

Feb 1, 2023

Making Black History, Building Black Futures

The battle for civil rights continues to this day. Here are some of the Black leaders who laid the groundwork — and those carrying the fight for true equality into the future.

Autherine Lucy, left, front, 26-year-old student at the University of Alabama, arrives at U.S. District Court for the hearing of her petition for an order requiring the school to re-admit her to classes in Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 29, 1956. With Lucy are...

Jan 23, 2023

How the ACLU Tracks Anti-LGBTQ Bills, and How We’re Fighting Back

Keep tabs on state legislative attacks against LGBTQ people with the ACLU's nationwide tracking system.

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana State Capitol protesting anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.