Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Aug 25, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Releases Statement on Body Camera Footage Showing Louisiana State Trooper Using Excessive Force on Unarmed Black Man
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana issued the following statement regarding body camera footage of Louisiana State Trooper Jacob Brown viciously attacking an unarmed Black manâ€...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 18, 2021
ACLU-NJ Issues ‘Baseline Cannabis Plan’ for New Regulations to Meet Initial Benchmarks for Justice
Platform includes equitable ways to spend revenue, create a diverse industry, and have meaningful public participation as a standard for Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s forthcoming regulations
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 30, 2021
NYCLU and ACLU to Court: Sexual Misconduct is Police Misconduct
Defending against police unions’ appeal, advocates tell Court that CCRB must have power to investigate complaints of police sexual violence and false official statements
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 28, 2021
Milwaukee Circuit Judge Says Probable Cause Exists to Charge Officer with Homicide for 2016 Fatal Shooting of Jay Anderson Jr.
MILWAUKEE —The ACLU of Wisconsin applauded Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Glenn Yamahiro’s finding today that probable cause exists to charge former Wauwatosa Police offi...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 16, 2021
Maine Advocates React to Latest CDC Report Outlining Devastating Number of Overdose Deaths
CDC’s Preliminary Analysis Finds 93,000 Americans Lost Their Lives To A Drug Overdose In 2020 — Marking Largest Single-Year Increase Ever Recorded
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 08, 2021
Civil Rights Organizations Express Concern Over State of Congressional Negotiations on Police Accountability
WASHINGTON — Today, a group of over 20 leading civil rights organizations sent a letter to Senate negotiators expressing concerns about the state of negotiations on qualified imm...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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