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Sep 14, 2020
Statement from the ACLU Of Maine Supporting Recommendations of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations
AUGUSTA, Maine – We applaud the work of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Maine Tribal Populations, which applied a racial equity lens to 454 bills...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Sep 10, 2020
“Dignity for Dallas” Report Urges Long-Overdue Reforms in Policing of Communities of Color in Dallas
DALLAS – Community advocacy groups today released a report, “Dignity for Dallas,” highlighting key findings on Dallas policing as well as a list of recommendations to improve...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Racial Justice
Aug 27, 2020
ACLU Calls for Immediate Resignation of Kenosha Police Chief and Kenosha County Sheriff for Failed Response to Attempted Murder of Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. — Following the lead of organizers on the ground, today the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and National ACLU called for the immediate resignation of Ke...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice Criminal Law Reform
Aug 27, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana: Release of Shooter Who Killed Black Panhandler Demonstrates Racism in Law Enforcement
NEW ORLEANS – Alanah Odoms Hebert, executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana, made the following statement about investigators’ initial decision to release Jace Boyd, a white...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice Criminal Law Reform
Aug 26, 2020
ACLU of Wisconsin Issues Statement After Fatalities in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. — The ACLU of Wisconsin issued a statement today after a night of violence erupted in Kenosha, after Kenosha Police shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake in the back seven t...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Racial Justice Free Speech
Aug 24, 2020
ACLU of Wisconsin Issues Statement After Shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. — Video surfaced Sunday evening of a Kenosha police officer shooting a Black man in the back at least seven times as he was entering his vehicle. The violence agai...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Racial Justice
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