Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Jun 24, 2020
Leaders of the Private Bar Join ACLU of Louisiana Litigation Campaign Against Racist Policing Practices
NEW ORLEANS – Joining a nationwide movement to combat racist policing practices in the wake of the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and far too many named...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jun 23, 2020
ACLU-DC Comment on WMATA Board Vote to Create Metro Transit Oversight Board
WASHINGTON – The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors this morning voted to create an oversight board of the Metro Transit Police Department.
The...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jun 19, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Supports HB 1114 to Restore Maternal Health Fund and Postpartum Medicaid Extension
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia supports HB 1114 to restore the maternal health fund and postpartum Medicaid extension, which passed the House 162-1.
At least 70 counties have no ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Women's Rights
Jun 19, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Panel for Education Policy's Resolution to Move School Safety Division from NYPD to DOE
NEW YORK CITY – Last night the Panel for Education Policy passed a resolution calling for the end of the Department of Education’s Memorandum of Understanding with the ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jun 18, 2020
ACLU Announces Statewide Prosecutorial Accountability Campaign, “The Power of Prosecutors,” Ahead of 2020 Elections
DETROIT, MICH. – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) launches its statewide prosecutorial accountability campaign, “The Power of Prosecutors” ahead o...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jun 16, 2020
ACLU Analysis of D.C. Stop-and-Frisk Data Reveals Ineffective Policing, Troubling Racial Disparities
WASHINGTON — An ACLU and ACLU of the District of Columbia analysis of the most recent stop-and-frisk data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has revealed t...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
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