Law enforcement’s retention of forfeiture proceeds violates two key constitutional principles: due process and separation of powers. By passing House Bill 1286, the legislature can rectify serious flaws in state law and establish significant safeguards for innocent North Dakotans.

The ACLU of North Dakota commends the decision to withdraw House Bill 1538 from further consideration.

ACLU of North Dakota opposes bill allowing the misrepresentation of science in public school classrooms

The ACLU of North Dakota opposes House Bill 1336, a bill that would require a physician to provide information about how to possibly “reverse” the effects of an abortion-inducing drug.

The ACLU of North Dakota opposes Senate Bill 2136, a bill that would require North Dakota’s public schools to teach a unit on the Bible, covering the Old Testament, the New Testament or a mix of the two.

This bill, like similar legislation in Oklahoma and Colorado, builds on a trend of anti-protest legislation that aims to chill protesters from using precisely those tactics that have proven most successful for getting their voices heard.

Voting is a fundamental right of our democracy.

Constitutional mandate has potential to violate First Amendment rights of all North Dakotans