Aug 04, 2020
ACLU Lawsuit Filed Against Indiana State Police for Interfering with Death-Penalty Protests at Terre Haute Prison
INDIANAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Death Penalty Action, Indiana Abolition Coalition, Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the...
Aug 04, 2020
ACLU of Indiana Files Lawsuit Against Indiana State Police for Interfering with Death-Penalty Protests at Terre Haute Prison
INDIANAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Death Penalty Action, Indiana Abolition Coalition, Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the...
Jul 13, 2020
ACLU of Wyoming Supports Gov. Gordon’s Moratorium on Death Penalty
WYOMING – As Wyoming faces a looming financial crisis due to a sharp downturn in oil markets and the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Mark Gordon is right to consider a moratorium ...
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
Jul 02, 2020
ACLU Sues Federal Government for Risking Lives to Resume Executions During Pandemic
Buddhist Priest Should not Have to Choose Between his Health and Performing Sacred Religious Duties for Prisoner Set to be Executed in July
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
Jun 05, 2020
North Carolina Supreme Court Finds the Repeal of Racial Justice Act Unconstitutional
DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina’s Supreme Court issued a sweeping order today in North Carolina v. Ramseur, restoring the full protections of the Racial Justice Act for people wh...
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
May 19, 2020
ACLU Statement on the Execution of Walter Barton
First Person Executed during COVID-19 Pandemic Put to Death by Lethal Injection in Missouri
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
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