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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
Jul 24, 2020
Committee Votes to Move Forward with Bail Reform Bill
LD 1421 would eliminate money bail for most Class E misdemeanors
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Racial Justice
Jul 14, 2020
ACLU Statement on President Trump’s Dismissal of the Disproportionate Police Killings of Black People
WASHINGTON — When asked in an interview today why Black Americans are “still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country,” President Donald Trump responded: “So ...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Jun 25, 2020
African American and Immigrant Leaders Call on Gov. Mills to Do More to Protect People of Color from COVID-19
AUGUSTA – Racially and ethnically diverse elected officials and community leaders will come together for a virtual press conference today, June 25 at 10:00 a.m. to call on Gov. M...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Jun 24, 2020
Leaders of the Private Bar Join ACLU of Louisiana Litigation Campaign Against Racist Policing Practices
NEW ORLEANS – Joining a nationwide movement to combat racist policing practices in the wake of the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and far too many named...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
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