Judge Lawrence Piersol heard opening arguments and testimony in the Libertarian/Constitutionist lawsuit against South Dakota’s onerous ballot access laws yesterday. The judge also confirmed that…
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Following up on his successful ploy to own the long-weekend news cycle with his usual tactic of teasing an announcement to get everyone talking about…
At an August 2 budget work session, Commissioners Ron Buskerud and Mark DiSanto “joked” and laughed about wishing we could just take criminals out back…
Do you think forcing a catheter into a child or any human being to collect evidence is a barbaric practice that no police officer or…
The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota held a “Know Your Rights” seminar for voters last night in Sioux Falls. For all of us voters,…
In the “We’re All Neighbors in South Dakota” file, the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota held its “Cheers for Liberty” fundraiser at the Hilton…
Whatever reason the Sioux Falls City Council had for pulling its proposed LGBT anti-discrimination ordinances from consideration this week, ACLU-SD’s policy director Libby Skarin isn’t buying it: During…
Both times that Attorney General Marty Jackley has held a press conference in Platte—on November 3 and yesterday, March 16—he has had a local pastor open the meeting…
The American Civil Liberties Union is expanding its work capacity in South Dakota. The Sioux Falls-baed civil liberties fighters have added Stacey Burnette as administrative coordinator,…
Last week, Attorney General Marty Jackley told public employees that they could choose not to issue marriage licenses to couples their religion tells them not to like.…