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2007 Press Releases

Press releases issued by ACLU-EM in 2007
120607 ACLU Applauds Decision in Free Speech Case : The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri welcomed a decision today preserving the constitutional protection of unpopular speech. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found in favor of Shirley L. Phelps-Roper, a member of the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC), in a case challenging a Missouri law that stripped her of her constitutional rights to free speech and religious liberty by banning protests at funerals. The court's decision in Phelps-Roper v. Nixon reverses an earlier decision that denied Phelps-Roper's request for a preliminary injunction while the constitutionality of the law is reviewed.
110507 Harry Belafonte Headlines Bill of Rights Celebration : The ACLU of Eastern Missouri is proud to announce the 36th Annual Bill of Rights Celebration taking place Saturday, December 1, 2007 at The Pageant. The program features award winning actor, singer and activist Harry Belafonte and includes a performance by the musical group A Taste of Motown.
092407 Abortion Care of Women Prisoners : The American Civil Liberties Union today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to uphold a ruling allowing women prisoners in Missouri to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortion care.
091007 ACLU-EM Requests Permission to Join F.I.R.E. : ACLU of Eastern Missouri Requests Permission to Join FIRE in Appeal of Federal Court Decision and Launches an Investigation of Department of Public Safety Operations
ACLU-EM Membership Elects President : The membership of the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM) elected Thomas Blumenthal to serve as president of the organization's board of trustees. Blumenthal succeeds Ray Hartmann, who served as president for two years and remains on the board of directors.
U. S. Soldier Brings Project Vigilant Into Focus 061407 : ST. LOUIS, June 14, 2007 When Army Specialist Anthony Collins of Charlie Company's 327th Infantry Regiment returned to St. Louis on leave from war-torn Iraq, he received a less than cordial welcome home courtesy of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. In his videotaped statement to the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM), Collins recounts how he was pepper-sprayed and forced to the ground by police, handcuffed and arrested near a routine police checkpoint on June 30, 2006. Had Project Vigilant been in place at the time, ACLU-EM Executive Director Brenda Jones said the incident involving Collins and others like it may have been prevented.
Project Vigilant Press Release 061207 : Project Vigiliant, a landmark initiative that empowers citizens to monitor harmful law enforcement activity through the use of video cameras, will be officially launched this summer by the American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU-EM).
3/22 Victory: Columbia Speech : The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed a lower court's permanent injunction prohibiting the City of Columbia and the nonprofit corporation known as Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans from restricting expressive activities at Columbia's annual air show.