This Center will continue the long ACLU tradition of striving to make tangible America’s aspiration of equality for all people, regardless of their racial or national background or their mental or physical abilities.

Immigrants' Rights

The reactionary forces pushing Arizona's racial profiling law will stop at nothing to see it enacted. And they'll keep trying to spread their misguided tactics across the nation and here in South Dakota. Only a vigorous rejection of this dangerous, un-American law will prevent it from spreading to our state of South Dakota. The ACLU of South Dakota was successful in helping to defeat an Arizona-type racial profiling law that was introduced in the 2011 legislative session.

Voting Rights

Established in 1965, the Voting Rights Project has worked to protect the gains in political participation since passage of the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) that same year. Since its inception, the Voting Rights Project has aggressively and successfully challenged efforts that dilute minority voting strength or obstruct the ability of minority communities to elect candidates of their choice.