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Mar 30, 2016
ACLU and NCLC File Lawsuit Against US Department of Education Over Failure to Disclose Debt Collection Practice Data
Concerns That Practices May Disproportionately Harm Borrowers of Color
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Court case: Student Debt: Department of Education FOIA Lawsuit
Mar 17, 2016
ACLU Settlement in Utah Student 'Gang Sweep' Lawsuit
Salt Lake City Police and School District to Change How They Treat Students of Color and Engage in School Disciplinary Issues
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Prisoners' Rights Juvenile Justice Smart Justice Racial Justice
Court case: Winston v. Salt Lake City Police Department, et al.
Mar 15, 2016
Biloxi and ACLU Settle Lawsuit Over Jailing of Indigent People
BILOXI, Miss. — The American Civil Liberties Union and the city of Biloxi have settled a federal lawsuit that alleged the jailing of people unable to pay court-ordered fines and ...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Court case: Kennedy v. City of Biloxi
Feb 22, 2016
Federal Court Again Backs Native American Families in ACLU Lawsuit
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A federal court has dealt another blow to defendants in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit over the rights of Native American families in South Dakota. ...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik
Feb 09, 2016
Statement on Fatal Shooting of Teenager by Austin Police Officer
HOUSTON — Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley today confirmed that Austin Police Department Officer Geoffrey Freeman fatally shot an unarmed 17-year-old, David Joseph, on M...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Racial Justice
Feb 09, 2016
ACLU of Minnesota and NAACP Minneapolis Sue to Release Footage of Police Shooting
St. Paul, Minn, - The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a lawsuit today on behalf of itself and the NAACP Minneapolis against Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Appre...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice Criminal Law Reform
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