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ACLU of South Dakota Demands Immediate Reinstatement of Voters Purged from Registration Rolls

Voter purge violates National Voter Registration Act. Swift action is needed to ensure no eligible voters are disenfranchised.

October 8, 2024

Civil Rights Groups Tell Federal Appeals Court that Protections for Pregnant Workers Cover Abortion Care

The amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit supports the EEOC in a challenge by 17 red states that are trying to block the PWFA regulations’ coverage of accommodations for abortion-related care.

September 3, 2024

ACLU Urges Eighth Circuit to Protect Students' Right to Learn about Race in School

The courts must safeguard classroom discussions against political censorship

August 23, 2024

South Dakota Joins Lawsuit Challenging Transgender Health Care Protections; ACLU Comments

This case isn’t just about enforcing South Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care. It’s about the harmful rhetoric surrounding the question of whether providers should be allowed to discriminate against a broader group of people, including trans adults.

July 12, 2024

Rejecting Ballots in Minnehaha County Based on Mass Eligibility Challenges to Voters’ Residency Status is Unlawful, ACLU Says

The ACLU of South Dakota urges the Minnehaha County Recount Board to count all unlawfully rejected ballots and asks that no voters will be removed from the voter registration rolls based on these challenges and that no improper challenges will be entertained during the Nov. 5 general election.

June 24, 2024

South Dakota Joins Lawsuit Against U.S. Department of Education Over New Title IX Regulations; ACLU Comments

Across the country and right here in South Dakota, political attacks against transgender people have grown exponentially over the last several years. This lawsuit is just the latest attempt to erase transgender people from society.

May 7, 2024