Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Oct 29, 2020
ACLU Demands Immediate Divestment from Philadelphia Police Department in the Wake of Walter Wallace, Jr. Killing
PHILADELPHIA — In the wake of the killing of Walter Wallace, Jr., the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the national ACLU, today demanded that...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 29, 2020
ACLU-WV Releases 2020 Police Misconduct Report
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) has released its 2020 Police Misconduct Report, which sheds light on a lack of transparency amon...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 28, 2020
ACLU Report Identifies Critical States and Counties at High Risk of Ballot Interference Against Voters of Color
Discounting Mail-In Ballots Will Disenfranchise Communities of Color and Distort Election Outcomes in Key Counties in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Georgia
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Racial Justice
Sep 29, 2020
LDF, ACLU of Michigan, National Consumer Law Center, and Michigan Poverty Law Program File Class Action Fair Housing Lawsuit Against Vision Property Management for Targeting Black Homebuyers in Home Purchase Scheme
DETROIT — Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU), the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), and the...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Sep 29, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Suspension of 4th Grader Ka'Mauri Harrison for BB Gun
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana today condemned the Jefferson Parish school district for suspending Ka'Mauri Harrison, a Black 4th grader, for having a BB gun in his room whi...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Sep 23, 2020
ACLU Statement on Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Charging Decision
NEW YORK — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron today charged former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison with three counts of wanton endangerment of the first degree. Ch...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
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