Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Aug 27, 2020
ACLU Calls for Immediate Resignation of Kenosha Police Chief and Kenosha County Sheriff for Failed Response to Attempted Murder of Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. — Following the lead of organizers on the ground, today the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and National ACLU called for the immediate resignation of Ke...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 27, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana: Release of Shooter Who Killed Black Panhandler Demonstrates Racism in Law Enforcement
NEW ORLEANS – Alanah Odoms Hebert, executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana, made the following statement about investigators’ initial decision to release Jace Boyd, a white...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 26, 2020
ACLU of Wisconsin Issues Statement After Fatalities in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. — The ACLU of Wisconsin issued a statement today after a night of violence erupted in Kenosha, after Kenosha Police shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake in the back seven t...
Aug 24, 2020
ACLU of Wisconsin Issues Statement After Shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. — Video surfaced Sunday evening of a Kenosha police officer shooting a Black man in the back at least seven times as he was entering his vehicle.
The violence agai...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Aug 24, 2020
ACLU Statement on Police Shooting of Jacob Blake
NEW YORK — Late Sunday afternoon in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Jacob Blake was the victim of another disgusting act of police brutality. Within full view of his three children seated in...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 22, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Statement on Fatal Shooting by Lafayette Police Officers
Incident is the third officer-involved shooting by Lafayette police in five weeks
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
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