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Aug 24, 2020
ACLU Statement on Police Shooting of Jacob Blake
NEW YORK — Late Sunday afternoon in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Jacob Blake was the victim of another disgusting act of police brutality. Within full view of his three children seated in...
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Racial Justice
Aug 22, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Statement on Fatal Shooting by Lafayette Police Officers
Incident is the third officer-involved shooting by Lafayette police in five weeks
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 14, 2020
North Carolina Supreme Court Reinstates Life Sentence for Marcus Robinson
Court Refused to Ignore Evidence That Death Sentence was Tainted by Racial Discrimination
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 10, 2020
ACLU-DC Asserts “Running While Black” Resulted in Unconstitutional Search of Homeowner’s Backyard
WASHINGTON — In a brief filed today in Price v. Gupton, the ACLU of the District of Columbia asked a federal court to rule that D.C. police violated the Constitution when they s...
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Racial Justice
Aug 06, 2020
NYCLU, Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Harmful NEPA Rules
WASHINGTON – A broad coalition of justice and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its regulations that would gut environmental reviews and silence commu...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Free Speech
Jul 24, 2020
ACLU of North Dakota Condemns GOP Party Platform, Urges Swift Statewide Change
NORTH DAKOTA - While North Dakota Republican leaders have apologized for the discriminatory anti- LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit statements that more than 900 delegates approved as part of ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Racial Justice
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
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A Multi-generational Fight For Desegregated Schools In Los Angeles. Explore News & Commentary.A Multi-Generational Fight for Desegregated Schools in Los Angeles
For more than 40 years, equal access to educational opportunities of Los Angeles students under the California Constitution have been protected by a court order. Now, those court-ordered protections are being challenged. -
News & CommentaryJul 2026
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Congressional investments should reach the communities they were intended to serve. -
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Studies Question Value Of Ai-assisted Police Reports. Explore News & Commentary.Studies Question Value of AI-Assisted Police Reports
Researchers asked experienced police supervisors to rate police reports, some of which were written by humans and some by AI