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Feb 18, 2020
ACLU of Maine in Augusta to Call For Bail Reform
AUGUSTA, Maine – The ACLU of Maine is in Augusta today to urge support for a bill that would reform Maine’s bail system. LD 1421, sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross (Portland...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Feb 14, 2020
ACLU Statement Regarding Administration Plan to Deploy Elite Tactical Units to “Sanctuary Cities”
WASHINGTON — In the latest effort to pressure local law enforcement agencies to join its detention and deportation machine, the Trump administration now plans to send elite law e...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Feb 14, 2020
ACLU Comment on White House Justification for Soleimani Strike
WASHINGTON — The White House today provided Congress its claimed legal justification for the U.S. military strike killing Qassem Soleimani, leader of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary...
Feb 14, 2020
ACLU Statement on Border Patrol Change of Policy Requiring Consent to Board Buses
WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that it has updated its policy regarding immigration checks on buses, requiring agents to “gain access to the bu...
Feb 13, 2020
ACLU to Challenge New Border Wall Funds Transfer
NEW YORK — The Trump administration today reportedly notified lawmakers that it would transfer an additional $3.8 billion in military funds for the president’s border wall. Bel...
Court case: Sierra Club v. Trump — Challenge to Trump’s National Emergency Declaration to Construct a Border Wall
Feb 13, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma Statement on State Officials’ Announcement To Resume Executions
OKLAHOMA CITY — In response to today’s update on execution protocol by Gov. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General Mike Hunter, and Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow, the AC...
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
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