Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Nov 18, 2020
Civil Rights Groups Decry Downplaying of Racial Disparities in Police Traffic Stops and Searches
Frustrated by the release of annual reports that minimize racial profiling patterns shown by police traffic stop and search data, three civil rights groups have issued a letter opp...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 29, 2020
New Poll Shows Connecticut Voters in Three Key Cities Support Reallocating Money from Policing into Other Public Services
Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven voters support moving money from policing budgets into other services, using non-police responses to issues related to public health
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 29, 2020
ACLU Demands Immediate Divestment from Philadelphia Police Department in the Wake of Walter Wallace, Jr. Killing
PHILADELPHIA — In the wake of the killing of Walter Wallace, Jr., the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the national ACLU, today demanded that...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 29, 2020
ACLU-WV Releases 2020 Police Misconduct Report
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) has released its 2020 Police Misconduct Report, which sheds light on a lack of transparency amon...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 28, 2020
ACLU Report Identifies Critical States and Counties at High Risk of Ballot Interference Against Voters of Color
Discounting Mail-In Ballots Will Disenfranchise Communities of Color and Distort Election Outcomes in Key Counties in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Georgia
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Racial Justice
Sep 29, 2020
LDF, ACLU of Michigan, National Consumer Law Center, and Michigan Poverty Law Program File Class Action Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Vision Property Management for Targeting Black Homebuyers in Home Purchase Scheme
DETROIT — Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU), the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), and the...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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