ACLU of Missouri Annual Report October 1, 2013-October 31, 2014
ACLU of Missouri Board of Trustees Brad Pierce, President Shontaia Riley, Vice President Pam Woodard, Vice President Daron Smith, Secretary Bob Waugh, Treasurer Terry Bloomberg Tricia Bushnell Susan Carlson Nimrod Chapel Sheila Greenbaum Denise Field Laurie Hauber Robert King David Nelson Aaron Novack Bill Raney Allan Rostron Annette Slack Joseph Stimpfl Steven Streen Erica Warren
GENERAL COUNSEL Denise Field
STAFF
Jeffrey Mittman, Executive Director Tony Rothert, Legal Director Sarah Rossi, Director of Advocacy and Policy Nancy Burchfield, Director of Philanthropy Diane Balogh, Communications Director Grant Doty, Staff Attorney Gillian Wilcox, Staff Attorney Debbie Read, Executive Assistant Mustafa Abdullah, Program Associate Alona Sistrunk, Communications and Development Associate Michael Hill, Paralegal Andy McNulty, Jay A. Pritzker Fellow
LOBBYISTS Crystal Williams Jay Hardenbrook
THANKS TO FORMER BOARD MEMBERS Thomas Hayde John Borgmeyer Dr. Rob Rymer Tony Westbrooks
Letter from Our Leadership The 13 months since the ACLU of Missouri was born on October 1, 2013, have been a whirlwind of activity. It has been a time of growth We doubled our geographic area, welcomed board members from the western half of the state, opened an office in Kansas City and added two staff positions. A time of sadness We lost two civil libertarians who were staunch ACLU supporters: Fred Epstein and State Representative Rory Ellinger. Both men leave legacies of tirelessly working to secure and protect the rights of Missourians. A time of conflict When Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American 18-year-old, was fatally shot by a Ferguson police officer, racial justice advocates took to the streets to express their grief and frustration. The ACLU of Missouri immediately called for government transparency to obtain incident reports. When the First Amendment rights of the media and protesters were violated, we went to court.
Brad Pierce President of the Board of Trustees
And, a time of joy We have made great progress in bringing marriage equality to Missouri. Thanks to Barrier v. Vasterling, Missouri now recognizes the marriages of all same-sex couples who were legally married outside of the state. Our win in Lawson v. Jackson County Recorder of Deeds allowed same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses in Jackson County. We will continue to fight for marriage equality. This report offers a brief glimpse into how we have been protecting First Amendment rights, promoting racial justice and fighting to abolish the death penalty. If you would like more information about our lawsuits and programs, go to our website at: www.aclu-mo.org. We could not do this work without the help of our many supporters. Thank you and here’s to a wonderful 2015!
Jeffrey A. Mittman Executive Director
Ferguson The ACLU of Missouri, with support from the National ACLU, immediately launched a comprehensive and constructive response to the fatal shooting of unarmed Michael Brown in August and the violent and militarized crackdown carried out in the aftermath. We were on the ground at the protests, assembling teams of legal observers and distributing “know your rights” materials. When the ACLU issued a joint statement with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund condemning a policeimposed nighttime curfew as unconstitutional, the curfew was lifted. When police tried to prohibit the public from recording police officers on public streets and sidewalks, the ACLU went to court and eventually reached an agreement with local law enforcement agencies for citizens’ right to record the police. After that agreement was ignored, we obtained a court order. We were also successful in obtaining a preliminary injunction so the police would not enforce the “5-second rule” where protesters were forced to keep moving and could not stand still for more than five seconds. Ferguson showed the world that there are two kinds of policing in America — one that too often heavy-handedly applies militarized force to communities of color and one designed to serve and protect certain community members above their fellow citizens. This must stop.
Marriage Equality Days before Valentine’s Day, the ACLU filed a suit asking Missouri to recognize the marriages of 10 same-sex couples who were married outside the state. On September 25, seven of the 10 plaintiff couples, many of their friends and family members, and a throng of journalists filled the courtroom in Kansas City for our hearing, where Judge J. Youngs said he would make a decision in Barrier v. Vasterling as quickly as possible, and he did. Judge Youngs’ ruling on October 3 was a personal win for our 10 courageous couples. But, even more important, it was a win for the whole state because it struck down a discriminatory law. Three days later, Attorney General Chris Koster announced he would not pursue an appeal. Our constitution obligates Missouri to recognize marriages from other states, as Missouri has historically done. To appeal would have been a waste of money, and unfair to loving families. We’ve taken a giant step down the aisle with marriage equality. However, there are many areas of the state where LGBT people are vulnerable to discrimination, so we need to work on passing the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act. In November 2014, U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith declared Missouri’s ban on marriage for same-sex couples unconstitutional with his decision in our marriage license lawsuit, Lawson v. Jackson County. So far, Jackson County, St. Louis City and St. Louis County are now issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. We will work until the remaining 112 counties follow suit, hopefully before our next annual report.
Death Penalty Secrecy continues to shroud the way Missouri metes out the ultimate punishment in our name. The ACLU of Missouri filed six lawsuits against the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC) seeking transparency regarding the state’s execution protocol and policies. The lawsuits included an effort to determine the source of the lethal drugs to be used in executions, gain information about the state’s execution protocol in general, and the process used to select witnesses for executions. Investigative journalists, who poured over the documents we received, revealed that the state was taking large amounts of cash across state borders to purchase drugs for the executions.
First Amendment Rights We had several important wins for First Amendment freedoms. A Southeast Missouri Police Officer wrote an apology letter and agreed to pay damages, court costs and attorneys’ fees after improperly getting a court order forcing our client to remove social media postings that were critical of the officer. In October 2013, we ensured that organizations are able to distribute leaflets in Desloge. Government cannot decide to treat some groups differently. After representing a Cape Girardeau man since 2010 in a volley of lawsuits and appeals, the ACLU won. The United States Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s judgment holding that the plaintiff’s expressive actions were fully protected by the United States Constitution, the Cape Girardeau police officer was not entitled to qualified immunity, and the Missouri statute was facially unconstitutional. A permanent injunction in April by U.S. District Judge Henry Edward Autrey means Ellisville drivers need not worry about getting ticketed if they use their headlights to send a message to other drivers to slow down and proceed with caution.
Sunshine Law Wins A St. Louis Circuit Court judge ruled that the St. Louis City Police must release documents pertaining to internal affairs department investigations of the 2006 World Series ticket scalping scandal and we finally received the documents we had been seeking since 2007. In February, we released copies of three anonymous letters from a police officer that detail allegations of racial profiling by a former police lieutenant. We obtained the records in a Sunshine Law suit against St. Louis County.
Disability Rights In May, we secured the right for a Mountain View man, who has a disability that impacts his ability to travel, to obtain a marriage license. He had been unable to comply with Missouri’s arbitrary statutory requirement that marriage license applicants appear in person before a Recorder of Deeds. The Howell County Recorder of Deeds was ordered by a United States District Court judge to meet the man at his home and issue him a marriage license. He is now a newlywed!
Voters’ Rights We filed a petition on behalf of Civil Rights Leader Norman Seay, challenging the deceptive summary statement for a sham early voting constitutional amendment on the November 4 ballot. After a Cole County judge rejected our challenge in August, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the language is deceptive and ordered it to be rewritten. This amendment was handily defeated.
Abuse of Power In September 2013 a homeless couple was threatened with arrest by City of Miner police officers for nothing more than peaceably holding a sign that read “Traveling. Anything helps. God bless.” They respectfully asked if they were breaking any laws. The officer left and returned with highlighted copies of three purported ordinances against vagrancy, begging and loitering. He was later joined by another policeman who told the couple they would be arrested for violating the ordinances if they didn’t leave town in five minutes, so they complied and haven’t returned. We learned that the southeast Missouri city has no such ordinances. In December 2013 we filed suit and in October 2014, U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. entered a consent judgment against the City of Miner’s unconstitutional ordinances that banned loitering, vagrancy and begging. Edward Gillespie and Brandalyn Orchard contacted the ACLU, when the City of Miner violated their rights.
Mobile Justice Long before Ferguson, the ACLU began developing a mobile app to help people who are routinely stopped, searched, humiliated and bullied into compliance by law enforcement officers. In November 2014, we released an empowerment tool, called Mobile Justice, that allows users to record police and automatically send files directly to the ACLU, before anyone can delete the files. The app, which has been downloaded more than 1,200 times, allows users to complete a report and to alert others if they are stopped. It also has Know Your Rights information. St. Louis University School of Law Assistant Professor Justin Hansford, at the podium, helped us announce the launch of Mobile Justice in November 2014. He shared how he was arrested at a demonstration on October 22, 2014, while wearing a day-glo green National Lawyers Guild cap indicating he was a legal observer.
Legislative Efforts This past legislative session, the ACLU and coalition partners worked hard on many issues. We were successful in getting Governor Jay Nixon to veto a harmful bill that required a 72-hour wait for women seeking abortions. But, despite a great fight, the legislature overrode his veto and Missouri became one of three states with a 72-hour wait. We were successful in getting Missouri Constitutional Amendment 9 passed on August 5. A warrant is required before government can rummage through our electronic communications and data. In September, Tony Rothert spoke before the U.S. Congress on behalf of U.S. Senator Ben Cardin’s End Racial Profiling Act.
Community Engagement We were especially proud this year of our marriage equality work so we made sure the ACLU of Missouri participated in PRIDE events across the state. There were two marches--one in Springfield and one in St. Louis, as well as festivals in Joplin, Kansas City, Springfield, St. Louis and Columbia. Staff members also presented workshops for students and continuing legal education classes on a variety of topics, including Know Your Rights, the death penality, marijuana reform, voting rights, and DOMA and LGBT issues. Contact our office if you would like to schedule a civil liberty speaker.
Surveillance Report In October 2014, after a two-year investigation, we released our surveillance report, Caught in the Web of Mass Surveillance. It reveals that a number of St. Louis entities maintain a hodgepodge of surveillance cameras that are governed by a variety of internal policies or, in many cases, no policies at all. And, what’s even more frightening is that St. Louis is looking to expand its surveillance capacity with a Real-Time Intelligence Center. Although the study was done in St. Louis, the principles can be applied to other cities throughout Missouri. We’ve shared the report with key Senators and Representatives who are interested in protecting privacy. We’ve also created a list of recommendations. You can find a copy of the report on our website: www.aclu-mo.org/mass-surveillance.
By the numbers
36
49 News releases distributed
11 Amicus briefs filed
7,791
New cases opened
76,954 Website users
(21,797 on Aug. 20 alone)
Facebook likes
2,669
Complaints processed
3,268
Twitter followers
2 ACLU of Missouri offices (Kansas City and St. Louis)
84
Testimonies on 74 bills
(during 2014 legislative session)
Gifts Thank you to our many supporters who contribute to the ACLU of Missouri. Because of their generosity and commitment, the Bill of Rights’ values continue to be more than a promise on paper. Their membership in the ACLU and tax-deductible contributions to the Foundation support our litigation, public education programs and advocacy.
Justice Circle Joyce Project
President’s Circle
Terry Bloomberg and Gordon R. Bloomberg, MD Drake Bettner Foundation Fred* and Sara Epstein Sheila Greenbaum and Gary Wasserman Joseph and Yvonne Logan Ruth and Alvin Siteman
Liberty Circle
Scott Cozad Denise Field William A. Kerr Foundation Bill and Suzanne Raney Daron Smith and Chris Finley Mary Steeb and Glenn Littleton Trio Foundation of St. Louis Pam and Mark Woodard
Constitution Circle
Joanne and Scot Boulton Susan Carlson and Gerald Greiman William Foege Linda Headrick and David Setzer Caroline and George Helmkamp Sima and Philip Needleman James Nutter Sharalyn and Ronald Saks Robert and Linda Waugh
Freedom Circle
Anonymous (1) Charles Arthur Tom and Michelle Blumenthal Nancy and Bill Burchfield Daniel and Susan Carlson Judith and Ronald Carter Russell Chong Dario and Marybel Cova David Diener Robert Elgin Robert and Susan Ellis
Leonard and Julie Frankel Scott Freeman John and Dora Gianoulakis Susan and Norman Gilbert Barbara Gile Roger L. Goldman and Stephanie Riven Michael Gross Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Hanson Don Huddleston Frances Hyman Peter Joy Robert and Elena King Tim Lewis Gary Long Robert K. Martin and Carol Thrane Jeffrey Mittman Aaron and Nancy Novack William F. Pickard, Ph.D. Bradley Pierce and Laurie Vincent David and Patricia Raffel Shontaia Riley Allen K. Rostron Nancy R. Sachs Catherine Soete and Amy Fister
Gifts
Freedom Circle (continued)
Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne Staenberg Family Foundation Kendall and Johann Stallings James D. Truesdale Mike Tucker and Frank J. Siano Mark Utterback John Wandless Patricia Ann Wolkowitz Hollis Wright William Ziegler Steven Zweig and Susan Even
Supporters
Mary Atkin Brooke Atkinson Daniel L. Babcock Robert and Coke Leigh Blake Susan Block Elizabeth and Benjamin Bozicevic Jean Cody Donald and Janet Beets Charitable Fund Brendan Donelon Gene and Rose Doty Kay and Leo Drey David Durham Linda and Joel Eissenberg Christopher Elliott and Tom Saggio
Carl Eschbacher David and Susan Everson Hannah Fenley Linda Fried Alison Gee and Mary Sue Rosenthal Barbara Geller Mondi Ghasedi Laura Griesedieck Tom Hansen Robert Harding Matthew Harris Jo Hoffman Thomas Hungerford C. J. Janovy Robert Lewis James and Judith McKelvey Mary Kay McPhee and Bill Pfeiffer Julie Nelson Meers and Sam Meers Bradley Minton Thomas Moran Jana and Robert Norton Gyo Obata Byron Pelt and Sean Elliott Patricia and James Perry Mark Rachel Mark Rodabaugh Scott Rosenblum Erick Rudiak Nancy Russell Diane and Raymond Rymph
John Schiffman Steven Schmitt Salvador Sedita Kip and Barbara Seely Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shepard Stephen Skrainka Judith Stallmann Yale Stewart Steven and Nan Streen John H.K. Sweet and John Forti Pearl Walker Thomas Wendel Phillip Zinser and Robert Frausto
Friends
Ian Aberbach and Beth Shoyer Joan Adam Azra Ahmad and Asif Habib Fazeel Ahmed Alan Akerson Logan Alexander Robert Alexander Douglas Allen James Allen Dr. and Mrs. William Allen Robert Alter D. Anderson Wayne Anderson Robert Anesi and Jose Garza Randy S. Anglen, P.C. Donald Annen Susan Frelich Appleton and Robert Appleton Janet Archer
William Atkinson Jack Bader Dr. and Mrs. Albert Baernstein Sonya Bahar Keith Bakeman Joseph Balmer Doug and Laurel Baltz David and Dee Ban Gail Bank Sasha Banks Sally Barhydt Val Barlow Harper Barnes and Roseann Weiss Elaine and Roger Barnhill Rickey Bass Bahar Bastani Sandra Basu Jack Batten Marilyn and Cornelia Beabout Michael Beatty Melvin Becraft David and Anne-Elizabeth Beebe Thomas Beekman-Durphy Yusaf and Zarin Beg James Bell Irvin Belzer and Sue McCord-Belzer David Berland Claude Bernard Ed Berry Mary Bischoff and John Kaiser Robert and Paulette Bliss Fred Blumenthal and Patricia Powers Audrey Bockelman Christopher Bocklage Diane Booth and Jeanne Sebaugh Steven Bott and Tim Stanfield
John Bower James Bowers Anne Brackett Marsha Brady David Braun and Paula McSteen W. Brazelton Michael Breen Rachel Brekhus Noah Briles Tom Brooks Bart Brown David Brown and Cheryl Green Janet P. Brown Jeffrey Brown Jerry Brown R. Brumley David and Kathy Brunts Jerard Buback and Elliot Davis Robert Bubb Dr. and Mrs. Michael Bukstein Daniel and Genie Burke Diane Burkholder Cathleen Burnett Carla Burris Aaron Bush Jim Butler and Nancy Hamilton Brad Cameron Gary Campbell Sara Campbell Ann Canale Eugene Caples Virginia Carter Alan Charlson Chun-cheng Chen Robert Cimasi Anne Clare
David Clark Linda Cleveland Paul and Peggy Cochran Pamela Coffin John Coffman and Kathryn Nelson Violet Cogswell Bernard Colton Marion Commerford Community Acupuncture of St. Louis Elizabeth Concannon Jeanne Cooper Timothy Cooper Corley and Christiansen, LLC Rita Counts Covene, LLC Mike Cowan Kelley Cramm Lois Crouse and Bob Moss Michael Cuipa and Anthony Jones JoAnna Dale Mary Dale-Banister and Brian Banister John David Susan Davis Richard and Eleanor Dawson Patrick Dawson Rita Days Liz and Victor De Simone Carol Deakyne Mr. and Mrs. Marc Dechazal Margaret Decker Thomas Dee Ubeydullah Deligonul Sue Dellbringge David Dempsher Diana Devore and H. C. Hogue Elisabeth and Marc Diamond
John Dill Michael Diringer Dennis and Deborah Doerfler William Alan Donius and Jay Perez Tom Doran Amos Doston Grant Doty and Pamela Owens Ralph Doty David Doyle Ruth Doyle Brian Dozier* Jill and Harold Draper Katherine W. Drescher Eileen Dreyer James Lee Dunlap Matthew Van Dyke Alan Easton Bill Echols Anthony Eckert Rebecca Ehrich and Robert Kemper Nancy Eisenschiml and Michael Taterka Edward Eisenstein Charles and Karen Elbert Victor Ellman Elliot Elson William Emery John Englemeyer Noel English R. Thomas Epps Steven Epstein Jon and Avis Erickson Jesse Estes Joset Etzel and John Smith Alex Fak Laurie and William Falk
Gifts
Friends (continued)
Justin Fay James and Cynthia Felts Kristin Ferrer Joseph Fessler Mary Ellen Finch Howard Finley Scott and Miranda Finnerty Emily Firebaugh Suzanne Fischer Alan Fleischer Fred Fowler Rhonda Francis and Dwight Frizzell Bruce Frank Gail and Ted Frapolli Bradley Fratello and Douglas Moore Frankie M. Freeman Sharon Frey Carl Frieden M. W. and Jessica Friedlander Marilyn Friedman Simon Friedman Maureen Fuller Ted Funkhouser Kathleen Garcia Joseph Geist Randall Gelarden Sherman and Catherine George Deborah J. Gersell and Keith H. Fulling David Gervais Donald Giffin Robert Gifford John Gilgun
Michael Gillgannon Susan Gilmore Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gilmour Janice Gitt Andrew Glassberg Joel Glassman Merle Goehring Paul Gold Steven Goldberg Margaret Golden Rebecca Goldstein Wayne and Jane Goode David and Patricia Goodwin Michael Gordon John Gradwohl Charlene Graham Kenneth Graham Mr. and Mrs. Donald Granberry Ralleigh Grandberry Ruth Grant Marty Grantham John Greaves Donald Green Julie Greenspoon-Kelly Reva and John Griffith Grossman Law Firm Steven Groves Werner and Inge Grunbaum William Guerri Carl Gum Nila Gupta Brittany Hagedorn Kenneth Hahn Jeffress Hailand Mr. and Mrs. Barton Hakan Kathleen Hall
Claire Halpern and Michael Greenfield Robert Hamilton Shirley Hamra Karen Handelman Dr. and Mrs. Fred Handler Nathan Handler John Handly William Hankins and Marcia Johnson Hankins Hollis Hanover Wayne Hardwick Clarence and Janet Harmon Rodney Harrington Harold and Mary Harris Lona and Neil Harris Paul and Martha Harris Rita Harris L. D. and Marilyn Harsin R. Hartley Arthur and Ellen Hartz Jeff Hartz Neal Harwood Aiman Hawasli Pamela Hays Jordan and Connie Heiman James Henderson Bob and Kathryn Herman Robert Herman Rita Hertenstein Richard Heuermann Dorothy Hiatt Joe and Cathy Hiersteiner Lynn Higgins Edward Hill
Harry Hinchey Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hirsch Marian Parks Hjelmfelt Carl Hoagland and Joan Bray Mark Hoagland Arthur and Gayla Hoffman Sharon and John Hoffman Thomas Hohn Will Holcomb Mark and Margaret Holly Alfred and Marilyn Holtzer Edwin Hood Robert Hooper Channing and Louise Horner Raymond Howard David Hughes James and Doreen Hulsey Gayle Hurst Anne Hutcherson Corwin Hutchison Caleb Hyde Ted Isaac Andrea Jackson James Jackson Sue Ward Jackson Deborah Jacobs and Michael McPhearson Joe Jacobson Raj Jain Norman and Wilma Jamieson Thomas Johns David Jones Jack and Susan Jones Maureen Jordan Ursula Jostedt Thomas Joyce
Emma Kafalenos Mark Kalk and Mark Lammert Jim Karll Dr. & Mrs. Robert Karsh Margean Kastner Margaret Katranides Joe Katrosh Lilli Kautsky Philip Keegan Dr. Chad Keller Joan Kersting and Jeff Gauch Billy Kiefer James Kimmey Deedee King James Kingery Constance Kingsley John Kissel Hilary and Samuel Klein Nancy and Robert Klepper Daniel and Seena Kohl Margaret Kolm Kimberly Kopff and Sherrill Wayland Sandor Korein Stuart Kornfeld William Kountz, Jr. Kovar Law Firm, LLC David Krausch Aaron and Natalie Krawitz Jim Kreider Mary F. Kriegshauser Michael Kriz Ronald and Ann Krone Charlotte Kullman John and Aline Kultgen John Kurtz Steven Kymes
Don Lake Laurie Lakebrink Thomas Lamb Jim and Kathy Lamprecht Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Langsam Constance Larson Allen Lavoie Lawyers for Equality Ruth and Frederic Lee Alan and Alan Lemley Julie Lenhausen Dan Lestourgeon James Lestrud Hans Levi Diane Gershman Levine and Jimmy Jenkins J. David Levy Robert Lewis Marc Linit Marilyn Lipman William Lipscomb Joseph Loewenstein and Lynne Tatlock Thomas Logsdon Keith Long William Long Barry Loughrige Phoebe Love Bruce and Lia Lowrie Karen Lucas and Robert Barrett Catherine Luh David Lutz James Lyon and Florence Reaves Linda and Mike Lyon William Lyon Silvia and Laurence Madeo
Norman and Kate Madsen Daniel Mandell and Barbara Smith-Mandell Joseph Marcus and Margaret Olsen Jeffrey Markway John Martin and Kris Zapalac Robert and Suzanne Martin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Marx James Mason Audrey Mathews Patricia Mayhew James McVeigh William McAllister David G. McBride Michael McCamley Stanley and Sharon McCaslin Kenneth McClain Robert McClelland Jerry McClure Ted McCluskey Layton McCoy Barbara McDonald John McDonald Kerry McGrath James McGuire Rita McGuire Barnet Mckee Rus McMahan John Meal John Meyer Ralph Michel Barry and Michelle Milder Andrea Miller Dale Miller Glenn Miller Hal Miller
James Miller Kathy Miller Melvin Miller Paul and Laura Miller Robert Miller Jared Minkoff Missouri State Employee Charitable Campaign Austin Mitchell Simon Moeller and John Paul Redd Frederic Mohr Phil Monroe Sharon Moore Marjory Mordy James and Barbara Morgan Payton Morris Thomas and Michi Muchisky James Murphy Rose-Marie Muzika Jeanette Myers Jennifer Nahlik Melody Nashan Mary Naumann Tom Nelson Charles Nester Andrea Neubauer Mark Nevelow David and Elsa Toby Newburger Frederick Newman and Sharon Grosshart Hugh Nichols Carl Helge Nielsen Elizabeth Nolan and Debi Purvis Richard and Jeanne Norberg Gilbert Nussbaum Barbara Nyden
Gifts
Friends (continued)
Jeannette Nyrop Maureen O’Day and George Everding Gerald O’Gorman Lawrence Ollis Sean Olson and Tim Metz Mitchel Oltman Henry and Ilene Ordower Sam Orlando, Jr. Jimie Orton Karl Otto Phillip and Nicole Overeem Jeanette Mott Oxford Paul Palone Allen Parelman Stephen Parker William Parks and Sheila Greenberg Lynn Pasley Mike Patterson John Patty Robert Pauly and Roger Mountain Pat Payton Douglas Peden Pedro’s Planet, Inc. Joel Pelofsky Gayle and Scott Peper Robert Peterson Gordon and Susie Philpott Mary-Louise Pick William Piston Larry J. Pitts, Esq. Patricia Plummer George Poe Patrick Powell
John Prange David Prelutsky Joseph and Elisabeth Price Fred Prior and Linda Larson-Prior Margaret Probert and Carol Hexem Tyson Pruitt Emily Rauh Pulitzer Edward Pultz Usman and Saima Qayyum Humayun Quadir, M.D. Riaz Rabbani Mark Radmacher Donald Ranly John and Susan Rava Peter Raven Deborah Read Lawrence Reagan James Reed Jim Reese John Regnier and Sharon Schroeder Dale A. Reichel Kathleen Reid Les Reid Jeanne Reiss Gail Reissen Mr. and Mrs. Edward Renner Eric and Lynnette Ressner Noah Rhee Richard T. Bryant and Associates Donald Richardson David Richart Dennis and Vivian Lee Riche Heather Richmond Diana Rigden John and Linda Rimmer Toni RinconGallardo
Ruth Rinne James Rittenbaum Rita Roberson Saul and Zarah Robinson Matlock Rogers and Nathan Randall Charlie and Janet Rose Jack and Renee Rosen Marian Rosen Joseph Rosenbloom Jean Rosenthal C. L. Ross Linda and Richard Rostenberg Hannah Rae Roth Phil Rothermich and Mike Hayes Sandy Rothschild Richard Rothstein Susan Rotroff Jessica Royer Sebastian and Jane Rueckert James Rutledge Mark and Lynn Sableman Marc Salle Jane Salyards Henry Sanders Jennifer Santee Larry and Sandra Schaffer Jan Schamis Kenneth Schechtman Jackie Schirn Jerome Schlichter Susie and Charles Schmelzer Walter D. and Marie L. Schmitz Charles Schneider Lynn Schneider Timothy Schoof Mary and Steven Schoolman
Chris Schraw and Dee Werner Andrew Schuerman and James MacDonald Anna Marie Schumacher Benjamin and Susan Schwartz Howard Schwartz Arthur Schweich Donald Scott Cheryl Seeger Robert Semon and Jill Smith Andrew Shanfeld Mary Shapiro John Shaw Mary Shaw Richard Shaw Sydell and Lawrence Shayer Mrs. William Sheffield Daniel M. Shelton Mildred Shelton Nancy Shepherd Diane Sher Steven Shields Elizabeth Shouse Lois Shufeldt Gary and Debby Siegel Donald Sievert Mark Silver Casey and Sloane Simmons Jerry Sims Mary Sims Morton Singer Miriam Sisson Thomas Skolak L. Slaten Ted and Beth Slegesky Brian and Jane Smith
Carl Smith Mr. and Mrs. George Smith Marilyn and Louis Smith Wayne and Debra Smith Burton and Barbara Smoliar Shelley Snyder Myron Souris Katie and Sid Sowder Steven Spaner Susan Spiegel and Stewart Halperin Dana Spitzer Richard and Julie Stahlhut Jane Starling Carol and George Stephenson James V. and Susan S. Stepleton Rita Stepp John Sterrett Douglas Stevick and Lisa D’Souza Forest Stewart Joseph R. Stimpfl Judith Stix Margaret and David Stockdale Alan Stolfus Daniel Stotlemeyer Robert Strobing Ken Stroker Karl Stroud and David Luckes Robert Swanger Sharon Parker and Robert Swarm Chandrakant and Aruna Tailor Susan Talve John-Stephen Taylor Ivan Tchervenakov and Stefan Panov Elizabeth Tegart Jason Telford and Sonya Franklin Audrey Telle
Mrs. W. T. Terry Judith Lee Tharp The Goldson Law Firm Raphael Thomadsen Benjamin Thomas and Troy Guzman Victor Thomas Colin Thornsberry Adam Thornton Jerome E. Thurman Greg Tlapek Malcolm Tobias Nancy Tongren Ben and Joanna Trachtenberg Carl Train Jodie M. Treeman Mary Beth Tripp Jill Truitt R. M. Turner Benjamin and Susan Uchitelle Emil and Marianne Unanue Nancy Van Dillen Sarah Vasse Edward Vastola Geraldine Vernick Beth and Eric Vernon Steffen Vojta James Vokac Patty Wade John Walbran Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Wald George Waller Greg Walters James and Patricia Wamhoff Susan Warshaw Hank Waters Ellen Watkins
Sandra Wattenbarger Margaret Wayne Marguerite Weathers Mark Weaver W. John Weaver Louise and Bart Wechsler Michael and Richelle Weisbrod David Weiss and Bobby Sanderson Michael Welker Bruce Wessler Rita and Theodore West Edna White and Ronald Dattero Donald White Mr. and Mrs. James White Walton Whittaker and Sally Whitaker Anne and Keith Wiedenkeller Gillian Wilcox Robert H. and Agnes Wilcox Sid Willens Mark Williams Joseph Williamson Charles Wilson Mary Wimp Lee Winter Patricia Wolff Tink and Janet Woolsey Stephen Wynn Kenneth Yager John Yanos and Julie Peterson Eric Youngberg and Gary Krogh James Yount Arlene Zarembka and Zuleyma Tang-Martinez Nick Zotos *deceased
Tributes
In Memory of Mike Dodson
Judi Smith
In Memory of Rory Ellinger
In honor of Nancy Burchfield In honor of Carol Dempsey Ellen Rapkin
In honor of Grant Doty Ralph R. Doty
In honor of Roger Goldman Di Levine and Jimmy Jenkins Mary Schoolman
In honor of Tayla Stagg Bad Robot
In honor of the marriage of Doug Clemens and Stephanie Harris Arlene Zarembka & Zuleyma Tang-Martinez
In Memoriam
In Memory of Michael Brown Hannah Blier Beth Brookshier Stehpanie Burchard Laura Cayen Sharon Forscher Cheryl A. Mason Leigh Murnane Nathan Teske
Lois Crouse
Tyler Schario and Joselyn Howell
In Memory of Fred Epstein
Mary Bannister Virginia Benson Benjamin and Radine Borowsky Jutta Buder Dr. Lewis and Jean Chase JIll and Richard Claybour Laura Cohen Judie Courtney Kay and Leo Drey Susan and Stanley Edelstein Merle and Teresa Fischlowitz Leonard and Judy Frankel David Friedlander and Sheryl Libman-Friedlander M.W Friedlander and Jessica Friedlander George and Janet Gardiner Susan and Norman Gilbert Margaret Gilleo and Charles Guenther Leon and Elaine Goldberg Gerald Greiman and Susan Carlson Frank Hamsher and Peggy Guest David Harris Myrna and Arnold Hershman Anne Hetlage Arthur and Gayla Hoffman Deborah Jacobs and Michael McPhears Karen Kalish
Cheryl and Larry Katzenstein Donald and Ann Kornblet Joy and Denise Lieberman Robert Loewenstein Joseph and Carolyn Losos Margaret Malcolm Jerome Mandelstamm Claire and Richard Marx Judith Milton Lisa Mooney Timothy and Kara O’Leary The Opera Theatre Family Emily Rauh Pulitzer John and Susan Rava Linda Riekes and Robert Koff Mark and Lynn Sableman Alice Senturia Walter and Jenny Shifrin Ralph and Sarah Sonnenschein Henry and Suzanne Stolar Steven and Marilyn Teitelbaum Benjamin and Susan Uchitelle Marilyn Werner Julia Ziercher
In Memory of Dorothy Miller Sheila Greenbaum
In Memory of Rick Newhouse Audrey and Sherry Hollander
In Memory of Brad Pierce’s father
Sheila Greenbaum and Gary Wasserman
Fred Epstein The ACLU of Missouri mourns the loss of our former board president, national board member and dear friend, Fred Epstein, who died September 10. A second-generation ACLU member and a long-time supporter, Fred ushered in one of the most productive periods in our affiliate’s history when he was named board president in 1970. During his tenure, he secured our first full-time executive director, Joyce Armstrong, and oversaw the expansion of our legal work, which grew to include litigation with local and national impact. He continued to shepherd the organization through its many years of continued growth until 2006, when he retired from the board, though not from his position as elder statesman and resource for the affiliate. In 1978, Fred was awarded the Civil Liberties Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the ACLU of Eastern Missouri. The ACLU Board of Directors commemorated Fred’s life as a true civil libertarian with a board resolution at their October meeting in New York City. We miss Fred dearly, but his wise counsel, generous support and his dogged “snap into action” philosophy will shape the work of the ACLU of Missouri for years to come. Fred Epstein is pictured with ACLU of Missouri Board Member Susan Carlson, who is the affiliate representative on the National ACLU Board of Directors and was present when they recognized Fred.
ACLU of Missouri Supporters We could not do our work without many partners. They include volunteers, like board and committee members, the many legal observers coordinated with the National Lawyers Guild to attend protests and rallys throughout the region and protect First Amendment rights. Throughout the year, interns share their time doing legal research, fielding complaint calls, tracking legislative bills, and writing content for our website. If you are interested in volunteering, visit www.aclu-mo.org/volunteer. Additional support has come from attorneys who have volunteered their time to work on matters with our legal staff. In the past year, we have benefitted from the legal counsel of attorneys from Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP; Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan, P.C.; Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP; Armstrong Teasdale LLP; and Chackes Carlson, LLP. Since we do not receive government funding, we depend heavily on the generousity of our donors. You can make a tax-deductible gift on our website at: https://www.aclu.org/secure/support-aclu-missouri. For more information about donating, call 314-652-3114.
Maggie Ellinger-Locke, with the National Lawyers Guild, coordinated legal observers for protesters in Ferguson.
Pictured on the right, are some of our 2014 summer interns, who did legal research and reviewed complaints.
DeSilver Society Members Thank you to the DeSilver Society members for including the ACLU of Missouri in their estate plans. Anonymous (9) Lennie and Jerry Berkowitz Family Fund Terry Bloomberg Tom and Michelle Blumenthal Jeanne L. Calkins Drs. Robert L. & Sarah C. R. Elgin Hedy Epstein Barbara Frommer Mary Elizabeth Gordon Thomas Hansen L.D. and Marilyn Harsin George & Caroline Helmkamp Margaret A. Hogan Tom Isbell Deborah Jacobs Norman C. and Wilma D. Jamieson Cynthia Jenks Shannon Lopata Kastor and Peter Kastor Lawrence P. Katzenstein Brent Lambi Hans L. Levi Joseph and Yvonne Logan
Richard McDow Qhyrrae Michaelieu Jeffrey A. Mittman Louis Myers Toya M. Nelson Burton Newman Aaron and Nancy Novack Lucinda Perry and Matthew Jones Brad Pierce and Laurie Vincent Laurence Poisner William and Suzanne Raney Richard and Linda Rostenberg Steven Schmitt Ruth Schwartz Joe B. Silsby, Ph.D. Mary Steeb and Glenn Littleton Steven and Nan Streen William and Ann Louise Sunderland Kaleen Tiber Julia Ann Trotter Robert W. Waugh and Linda Kamp Waugh Arlene Zarembka
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