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Mar 4, 2019
Mar 4, 2019
Noem's Keystone XL Pipeline Legislation May Threaten Free Speech & the Right to Protest
The ACLU of South Dakota is concerned about this package of legislation. It is clear that Noem is taking aim at protests that could occur around the pipeline.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 27, 2019
Feb 27, 2019
South Dakota Senate rejects bill to shorten absentee voting time
ACLU of South Dakota commends decision to kill bill that would limit absentee voting
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Feb 26, 2019
Feb 26, 2019
Senate tables bill to study alternatives to tough-on-crime approaches to drug addiction
The ACLU of South Dakota supported Senate Concurrent Resolution 7, legislation that would have created a task force to study and make legislative proposals regarding alternatives to incarceration for those convicted of the crime of ingestion of controlled substances.
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Feb 25, 2019
Feb 25, 2019
ACLU of South Dakota commends decision to kill anti-transgender sports bill
The ACLU of South Dakota opposed House Bill 1225, legislation that would have restricted participation in high school athletic activities to the gender listed on a person’s birth certificate.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
Feb 22, 2019
Feb 22, 2019
ACLU of South Dakota commends decision to kill House Bill 1108
The ACLU of South Dakota opposed House Bill 1108, legislation that would have banned instruction on gender dysphoria and would have codified discrimination against transgender youth.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
Feb 21, 2019
Feb 21, 2019
Anti-transgender sports bill will be heard on the House floor
The ACLU of South Dakota opposes House Bill 1225, legislation that would restrict participation in high school athletic activities to the gender listed on a person’s birth certificate.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit Rights
Feb 21, 2019
Feb 21, 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee votes to advance repeal of presumptive probation
The ACLU of South Dakota opposes Senate Bill 19, legislation that would repeal presumptive probation.
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Feb 14, 2019
Feb 14, 2019
Americans for Prosperity and American Civil Liberties Union Come Together to Support Presumptive Probation
If passed, this legislation would repeal presumptive probation, originally instituted with a series of criminal justice reforms during the 2013 legislative session. Presumptive probation allows low-level offenders to rehabilitate their lives without adding to our overcrowded prison population.
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Feb 13, 2019
Feb 13, 2019
S.D. Senate stops bill to prohibit capital punishment for people with serious mental illness
The ACLU of South Dakota supported Senate Bill 71 and is disappointed that it won’t move on to the House. Capital punishment is an intolerable denial of civil liberties and is inconsistent with the fundamental values of our democratic system.
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
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