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Kathryn Johnston and Police System Failure (07/19/2007)
A briefing paper that examines the systemic failings in law enforcement's use of informants and proposes federal legislative solutions. It was these systemic failures that precipitated the death of Kathryn Johnston, a 92-year-old Atlanta resident killed during a botched police raid of her home.

Snitching: The Institutional and Communal Consequences by Professor Alexandra Natapoff (07/19/2007)
Professor Alexandra Natapoff of Loyola Law School examines the prevalence and impact of informant use.

Los Angeles County Public Defender Informant Testimony Survey (09/19/2006)
A survey of public defenders in Los Angeles County regarding the prevalence and appropriate use of informant testimony.

ACLU of Northern California Letter to the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice Regarding Informant Use (09/19/2006)
A letter submitted by the ACLU of Northern California to the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice concerning the use of informants in the criminal justice system. The letter offers several recommendations toward successful reform of the informant system.

Amnesty International Letter to California Commission on Fair Administration of Justice Regarding Informant Use (09/13/2006)
A letter sent by Amnesty International to the California Commission on Fair Administration of Justice documenting informant system abuse and proposing recommendations for reform.

Students for Sensible Drug Policy's Report on the State-by-State Impact of the HEA's Aid Elimination Penalty (04/17/2006)
A report released by the national student organization Students for Sensible Drug Policy. The first-of-its-kind report details the results of the group's Freedom of Information Act request to determine the state-by-state impact of the aid elimination penalty of the Higher Education Act, which denies financial aid to students convicted of a drug offense. The ACLU is challenging the penalty in federal court.

People Working to Legalize Medical Marijuana (11/29/2005)

About the ACLU Drug Law Reform Project (11/28/2005)

State Law Challenges to Student Drug Testing (11/01/2005)