Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Apr 08, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Sues Police Officers for Unconstitutional and Unlawful Excessive Force Against Homeless Black Woman
ACLU files fifth lawsuit as part of Justice Lab initiative, reviewing 40 more claims
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 07, 2021
Historic Civil Rights Bill Signed Into New Mexico Law
ACLU of New Mexico commends lawmakers and Governor Lujan Grisham for paving a path for justice in New Mexico
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 07, 2021
NYCLU Statement on Buzzfeed Investigation Revealing Clearview AI Use by NY Police Departments
NEW YORK — Yesterday Buzzfeed published the results of an investigation into the use of Clearview AI, a frequently used facial recognition software, by police departments and pub...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 06, 2021
ACLU, Public Defenders, and Defense Lawyers Call for Investigation into Years of Springfield Police Misconduct, Hampden DA Complicity
BOSTON – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Massachusetts — together with the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) and law firm Goulston & Storrs ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 31, 2021
NYCLU on New York Legalizing Marijuana for Adult Use
ALBANY, N.Y. – Today, Governor Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) into law, the nation’s most comprehensive policy to legalize, tax, and regulate mar...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 29, 2021
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Archaic Rhode Island State Law that Deems Inmates Serving Life “Civilly Dead”
A federal judge today refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 100-year-old statute that declares inmates serving life sentences at the ACI to be “dead...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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