Press Releases
Aug 11, 2016
ACLU Challenges South Carolina ‘Disturbing Schools’ Law
Students Channeled Into Criminal Justice System for Loitering, Cursing, Questioning Police Behavior, or ‘Obnoxious’ Actions
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Racial Justice
Court case: CYAP v. Wilson
Aug 10, 2016
Department of Justice findings regarding the Baltimore City Police Department
"The Department of Justice's findings on the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) document in devastating detail what Baltimoreans have decried for years: Baltimore's Black residents ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jul 21, 2016
ACLU of Florida Statement on the Police Shooting of an Unarmed Man in North Miami
MIAMI, FL – The below statement on the shooting of Charles Kinsey by North Miami police officers is from Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida:
“We are extrem...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jun 01, 2016
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Ending Benton County’s Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Ending Benton County’s Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: Fuentes v. Benton County
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
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
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