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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
Feb 06, 2016
ACLU of Texas Statement on Fatal Shooting of Antronie Scott
HOUSTON — Today, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus confirmed that San Antonio Police Department Officer John Lee fatally shot an unarmed 36-year-old Antronie Scott in the ...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Jan 26, 2016
ACLU Comment on Colson Task Force Report Release
WASHINGTON - The congressionally mandated Charles Colson Task Force released its report and recommendations for addressing our flawed federal criminal justice system. The Colson r...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice Criminal Law Reform
Jan 22, 2016
ACLU Comment on Idaho Court’s Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Public Defense Crisis
BOISE – Idaho’s District Court of the Fourth Judicial District dismissed Tucker et al. v. State of Idaho et al., a class-action lawsuit against the state of Idaho over its unco...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Tucker, et al. vs. State of Idaho, et al.
Jan 15, 2016
ACLU Sues Over Public Defender Shortage and Resulting Wait List in New Orleans
Unstable, Inadequate Funding Causes Public Defender Shortage, Putting Those Who Are Arrested and Can’t Afford an Attorney in Legal Limbo
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Smart Justice
Court case: Yarls v. Bunton
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