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The ACLU of Missouri dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side.
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Advocates Sue Missouri Department of Mental Health for Failing to Treat Pretrial Detainees Living with Mental Illness and Disabilities
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The MacArthur Justice Center alongside ArchCity Defenders and the ACLU of Missouri filed a class action lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) for
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November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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"The current status quo leaves some people who experience mental illness or disabilities trapped in judicial limbo and languishing in jail while the state fails to provide the necessary care to allow the detained person to advance through the judicial system."
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"The current status quo leaves some people who experience mental illness or disabilities trapped in judicial limbo and languishing in jail while the state fails to provide the necessary care to allow the detained person to advance through the judicial system."
"The state has a statutory and constitutional obligation to assess and treat all individuals that courts have deemed incompetent to stand trial in a timely manner," said Gillian Wilcox, Director of Litigation at the ACLU of Missouri.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"The state has a statutory and constitutional obligation to assess and treat all individuals that courts have deemed incompetent to stand trial in a timely manner," said Gillian Wilcox, Director of Litigation at the ACLU of Missouri.
Missouri law requires competency evaluations to be conducted within 60 days of a court order. According to obtained documents, it often takes approximately six months for someone to be evaluated.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Missouri law requires competency evaluations to be conducted within 60 days of a court order. According to obtained documents, it often takes approximately six months for someone to be evaluated.
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Judge Declares Government Censorship Law that Caused Hundreds of Book Removals from Libraries in Missouri Unconstitutional
Kansas City, Mo. – Jackson County Circuit Court Judge J. Dale Youngs found that Senate Bill 775 (codified as § 573.550, RSMo.) violated both Missouri’s Due Process and Freedom of Speech Clauses and
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November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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This unprecedented move is an attack on our democracy intended to take power away from voters. Missouri voters should choose their elected officials, not D.C. elites hellbent on consolidating power.
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This unprecedented move is an attack on our democracy intended to take power away from voters. Missouri voters should choose their elected officials, not D.C. elites hellbent on consolidating power.
Gerrymandering is a tactic used to diminish the will of voters by giving politicians the power to group people by how they are perceived to vote. A gerrymandered map leads to disproportional high representation of one group of people while diminishing another, often times communities of color.
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Gerrymandering is a tactic used to diminish the will of voters by giving politicians the power to group people by how they are perceived to vote. A gerrymandered map leads to disproportional high representation of one group of people while diminishing another, often times communities of color.
Planned Parenthood affiliates resumed procedural abortion care at clinics in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia. We are currently waiting for a decision in our challenge to end Missouri's ban on medication abortion care, which is the most common form of care.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Planned Parenthood affiliates resumed procedural abortion care at clinics in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia. We are currently waiting for a decision in our challenge to end Missouri's ban on medication abortion care, which is the most common form of care.
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Follow here for more updates.
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Panel of Appellate Judges Unanimously Rejects Attorney General’s Attempt to Reinstate Abortion Ban
The Western District Court of Appeals issued a decision affirming a lower court’s injunction blocking Missouri’s ban on abortion care and enjoining several medically unnecessary restrictions that
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October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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"We will continue fighting for the full implementation of the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, including medication abortion.”
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"We will continue fighting for the full implementation of the Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative, including medication abortion.”
"At the same time, he is failing to provide resources to the communities impacted by a natural disaster. These politicized actions embolden the administration in D.C. – they do not protect communities in Missouri."
October 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"At the same time, he is failing to provide resources to the communities impacted by a natural disaster. These politicized actions embolden the administration in D.C. – they do not protect communities in Missouri."
“Kehoe failed to provide basic information to prepare Missourians for this unprecedented act. With the backdrop of masked ICE agents breaking apart our families & communities, it is concerning that Kehoe is asking Guard members to voluntarily participate in this agenda."
October 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“Kehoe failed to provide basic information to prepare Missourians for this unprecedented act. With the backdrop of masked ICE agents breaking apart our families & communities, it is concerning that Kehoe is asking Guard members to voluntarily participate in this agenda."