News & Commentary

We are incredibly thankful to have the support of three term South Dakota State Senator Angie Buhl O'Donnell as we bring the Cheers to Liberty event to you in just two short weeks!

We are thrilled to introduce one of our featured guests and ACLU supporter, former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota; Brendan Johnson.

Eyewitness accounts and video footage of nonviolent pipeline protesters engaged in civil disobedience near Cannonball, North Dakota on Saturday, September 3, 2016, highlight the use of excessive force by Dakota Access, LLC (DAPL) private security personnel on protesters.

Each week we're counting down to our Cheers to Liberty event by spotlighting ACLU of South Dakota members. We are pleased to introduce our presenting sponsor, Mark Meirehenry, whose generous support is critical to making our Cheers to Liberty event a success!

The American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota last night sent a letter to Governor Dalrymple and the Morton County Sheriff urging them to protect the First Amendment rights of protesters at the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline construction.

In honor of world breastfeeding week, we provide 10 reasons why breastfeeding should be considered a right that all of us should spring to defend — whether or not we have had a baby or breastfed or ever intend to.

The Supreme Court granted an “emergency” stay yesterday to stop Gavin Grimm, a 17-year-old transgender boy from Virginia, from using the boys’ restroom at school.

Congress leaves town for a seven-week recess today. They leave behind plenty of unfinished business, like legislation to address the looming threat of the Zika virus in the U.S. and around the globe. But with so many pressing issues left unresolved, Congress chose to spend its last few days in Washington doubling down on proposals that discriminate against women and LGBT people under the guise of religious liberty.