ACLU Letter in Support of H.R. 3245 the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009
July 22, 2009
On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a nonpartisan
organization with more than a half million members, countless
activists and supporters, and fifty-three affiliates nationwide, we urge you to
co-sponsor H.R. 3245, the Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009,
recently introduced by Representative Robert Scott (D-VA). This bill seeks
to eliminate the unjust and discriminatory disparity between crack and
powder cocaine sentences under federal law. Related Multimedia
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