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The ACLU of South Dakota's Communications Director would love to speak with you. Janna Farley handles queries from reporters on local, state, and national civil liberties issues. ACLU of South Dakota team members can provide information and assist journalists by lending important perspectives on issues such as LGBTQ advocacy, abortion rights, criminal justice reform, and more. Contact Janna directly at jfarley@aclu.org.

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Second Attempt to Legislate Peaceful Protest in South Dakota Unnecessary

The South Dakota Legislature does not need to pass laws that would intimidate peaceful protesters and chip away at their constitutional rights.

February 10, 2020

ACLU of South Dakota Commends Decision to Kill House Bill 1057

The ACLU of South Dakota opposed House Bill 1057. It is unconstitutional to single out one group of people and categorically ban all care, no matter how medically necessary.

February 10, 2020

S.D. Lawmakers Need to Focus on Real Issues, Not Discriminatory Bills

Bill after bill seems fixated on the incorrect notion that our LGBTQ and Two Spirit friends and neighbors are not entitled to the same dignity and respect as other South Dakotans.

February 6, 2020

ACLU of South Dakota Supports Online Voter Registration Bill

Modernizing voter registration with an online system is an important step toward a fairer, freer system of democracy.

February 4, 2020

ACLU of South Dakota Commends Decision to Table Senate Bill 88

The ACLU of South Dakota opposed Senate Bill 88, legislation that would have required school counselors, school psychologists or social workers to break their students’ trust and inform parents if their children identify as transgender or are expressing feelings of gender dysphoria.

February 4, 2020

Kimberly Craven Joins ACLU as Legal Director for South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming

Craven will lead and expand the organization's legal program across and provide strategic leadership on both litigation and non-litigation legal advocacy in the ACLU’s priority areas.

January 30, 2020