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From Missouri to Minnesota: ACLU Takes Aim at Another Misleading Voter ID...

By Jon Sherman, Voting Rights Project & Teresa Nelson, ACLU of Minnesota at 1:46pm Shannon Doty is a 28-year-old resident of Minnesota and a member of the Wisconsin National Guard. She is currently...

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Burden of Proof

Contributed by Carolyn Jackson, Lobbying Coordinator In the courts, the person who wants to change things has the burden of proof. A plaintiff who brings a law suit has to prove they are entitled to...

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Cost of photo ID

Contributed by Carolyn Jackson, Lobbying Coordinator At the Ramsey County Board meeting on June 12, Election Manager Joe Mansky laid out his estimates of the cost of administering the proposed...

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Update: ACLU's response to photo ID briefs

Contributed by: Teresa Nelson, Legal Counsel Attorneys for the ACLU-MN today submitted a reply brief in our challenge to the language of the ballot question for the proposed photo ID and provisional...

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Minnesota Leaders speak out against photo ID

Contributed by Carolyn Jackson, Lobbying Coordinator Until November the ACLU-MN is investing a substantial amount of time to defeat the two constitutional amendments on the ballot. We are a part of...

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The Constitution and Prosperity

By Charles Samuelson, Executive Director ACLU-MN In 1978 I chose to move to the Twin Cities rather than Boston, Toronto or San Francisco. I made this choice despite the fact that the Twin Cities area...

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The ACLU's experience at Northern County Fairs

Contributed by Audrey Thayer & Cory Cochrane of the GMRJP North The ACLU-MN Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project North set up booths this year at three northern fairs, Clearwater County,...

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Can religious institutions weigh in on the amendment debate? Read about when...

Contributed by Teresa Nelson, Legal Counsel for the ACLU-MN With two hotly contested constitutional amendment proposals on the November 2012 ballot many non-profit organizations, including the ACLU of...

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Hurricane Katrina and the proposed Voter ID Amendment

Contributed by Sandra Feist. Sandra has been a member of the ACLU-MN Board of Directors since September 2010. She is a Partner at the law firm, Grell & Feist, where she practices immigration law....

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Cost of photo ID

Contributed by Carolyn Jackson, Lobbying Coordinator At the Ramsey County Board meeting on June 12, Election Manager Joe Mansky laid out his estimates of the cost of administering the proposed...

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From Missouri to Minnesota: ACLU Takes Aim at Another Misleading Voter ID...

By Jon Sherman, Voting Rights Project & Teresa Nelson, ACLU of Minnesota at 1:46pm Shannon Doty is a 28-year-old resident of Minnesota and a member of the Wisconsin National Guard. She is currently...

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Cost of photo ID

Contributed by Carolyn Jackson, Lobbying Coordinator At the Ramsey County Board meeting on June 12, Election Manager Joe Mansky laid out his estimates of the cost of administering the proposed...

View Article

Update: ACLU's response to photo ID briefs

Contributed by: Teresa Nelson, Legal Counsel Attorneys for the ACLU-MN today submitted a reply brief in our challenge to the language of the ballot question for the proposed photo ID and provisional...

View Article


The Constitution and Prosperity

By Charles Samuelson, Executive Director ACLU-MN In 1978 I chose to move to the Twin Cities rather than Boston, Toronto or San Francisco. I made this choice despite the fact that the Twin Cities area...

View Article

The ACLU's experience at Northern County Fairs

The ACLU-MN Greater Minnesota Racial Justice Project North set up booths this year at three northern fairs, Clearwater County, Beltrami County and Itasca County for 2012. Our organization is aware of...

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Can religious institutions weigh in on the amendment debate? Read about when...

Contributed by Teresa Nelson, Legal Counsel for the ACLU-MN With two hotly contested constitutional amendment proposals on the November 2012 ballot many non-profit organizations, including the ACLU of...

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Hurricane Katrina and the proposed Voter ID Amendment

Contributed by Sandra Feist. Sandra has been a member of the ACLU-MN Board of Directors since September 2010. She is a Partner at the law firm, Grell & Feist, where she practices immigration law....

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