Bio
Laura W. Murphy (@lwmurphy) is in her second tenure as Director of the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office, a position she first held from 1993-2005. Since returning Murphy has maintained strong relationships with leaders in the United States Congress and the Obama Administration to advance the ACLU’s public policy priorities including national security, criminal justice, human rights, privacy, reproductive rights, civil rights and First Amendment issues.
Featured work
Dec 11, 2013
Congress Can Create a Smarter Criminal Justice System
Nov 18, 2013
Big Brother's Always Been Watching Some of U.S.
Aug 21, 2013
The March on Washington Through a Child's Eyes
Aug 20, 2013
Murphy and Norquist: Congress Must Act to Finish Job on Criminal Justice Reform
Aug 12, 2013
How to Process Eric Holder’s Major Criminal Law Reform Speech
Jul 18, 2013
A Mother's Rules for Being Young, Black, and Male
Jul 16, 2013
Trusting Law Enforcement After the Trayvon Tragedy
Jun 24, 2013
Our Stance on the Immigration Reform Bill: Support for Many Civil Liberties Provisions and Opposition to New Border Measures
