Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Jan 12, 2016

ACLU Comment on the Supreme Court’s Decision on Capital Punishment in Florida

NEW YORK – The Supreme Court today ruled 8-1 in Hurst v. Florida that the state’s system of determining who receives the death penalty is unconstitutional. In Florida, judges, ...

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment

Sep 10, 2015

Montez Spradley, Innocent Man, Released From Prison After 9.5 Years, 3.5 on Death Row

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Montez Spradley, who was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, was released from prison on Friday. He had spent 3.5 years on Alabama’s death row ...

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment Criminal Law Reform Smart Justice

Aug 13, 2015

Connecticut Supreme Court: State May Not Kill Death Row Inmates Following Repeal of Death Penalty

The ACLU of Connecticut applauded this morning’s state Supreme Court decision holding that the Connecticut Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment forbids th...

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment Prisoners' Rights

Jun 29, 2015

ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Decision in Glossip v. Gross

WASHINGTON – Cassandra Stubbs, director of the Capital Punishment Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, had this comment in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in...

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment

Jun 19, 2015

ACLU of Nebraska Secures $400,000 Grant to Fight Death Penalty Referendum

LINCOLN, Neb – The ACLU of Nebraska announced today that it recently secured a $400,000 grant from a national funder, Proteus Action League, to fight back against the death penal...

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment

May 27, 2015

ACLU: Nebraska Made History

Joins Growing Number of States Replacing Death Penalty with Smart Alternatives

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment

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