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Sep 21, 2017
ACLU Responds to Broken Police Culture that Resulted in Killing of Magdiel Sanchez
In response to the news that the Oklahoma City Police Department has killed a deaf man who did not respond to officer commands, the ACLU of Oklahoma released the following statemen...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Disability Rights
Sep 21, 2017
ACLU Files Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit on Behalf of Police Officer in Illinois
Lawsuit is One of Several Similar Cases Nationwide Filed on Behalf of Women in Law Enforcement
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Court case: Panattoni v. Village of Frankfort
Sep 20, 2017
ACLU Demands Records from Trump Administration on Termination of Equal Pay Data Collection Program
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act request today seeking information on the Trump administration’s decision to halt equal pay da...
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Sep 20, 2017
ACLU Challenges Discriminatory Practices in Michigan’s Foster Care System
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Michigan today filed a lawsuit in federal district court challenging Michigan’s practice of permitting state-contracted...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Sep 20, 2017
ACLU and Planned Parenthood Go On Offense in Maine
Groups Challenge Law that Disregards Medical Experts and Burdens Patients by Blocking Qualified Clinicians from Providing Abortion Care
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Jenkins v. Almy
Sep 19, 2017
ACLU of Missouri Sends Letter to Mayor Krewson About Sunday's Police Conduct
The ACLU of Missouri sent a letter tonight to Mayor Krewson on the intolerable actions of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers chanting, “Whose Streets? Our Streets!...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
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