Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Jun 03, 2021
ACLU of Minnesota Sues Minneapolis, MPD on Behalf of MNCOGI Over Policy that Hides Police Misconduct
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The city of Minneapolis and its police department are willfully subverting our state’s Government Data Practices Act by withholding public data about disciplin...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 28, 2021
ACLU Statement on MORE Act Introduction
WASHINGTON — Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, along with Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Barbara Lee, introduced the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Exp...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 25, 2021
Major Drug Reform Bill, LD 967, Moves onto Maine House Floor
Five members of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee support the passage of a bill that would end criminal penalties for minor drug possession
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 19, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Releases Statement After Body Camera Footage of Ronald Greene’s Final Moments is Released Following Direct Call from Family Members During Justice Lab Event
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana released the below statement following the release of body camera footage showing the final moments leading up to Ronald Greene’s death at t...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 17, 2021
Supreme Court Unanimously Protects Privacy in Major “Search and Seizure” Case From Rhode Island
In an important victory for privacy rights, the U.S Supreme Court today unanimously rejected police arguments that engaging in a non-criminal “community caretaking” function al...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 15, 2021
Brooklyn Center Passes Landmark Policing Resolution in Wake of Daunte Wright Killing
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. —Today, the Brooklyn Center City Council Passed the Daunte Wright and Kobe Dimock-Heisler Community Safety and Violence Prevention Resolution, a groundbrea...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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