Press Releases
about Racial Justice
May 21, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma Statement on Norman Police Officer Racist Actions
OKLAHOMA CITY – In response to the Norman Police Department internally investigating an officer who sent a racist image and reference in an email to the entire department, th...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
May 18, 2020
ACLU of South Dakota Supports Tribal Sovereignty Rights to Continue Checkpoints
As the clash between Gov. Kristi Noem and state tribal leaders continues, the ACLU of South Dakota supports the rights of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Oglala Sioux Tribe ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Privacy & Technology
May 18, 2020
ACLU of South Dakota Supports Tribal Sovereignty Rights to Continue Checkpoints
As the clash between Gov. Kristi Noem and state tribal leaders continues, the ACLU of South Dakota supports the rights of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Oglala Sioux Tribe ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
May 15, 2020
ACLU of Colorado Sues Colorado Springs Police, Charges Racial Profiling and Biased Policing
DENVER – In a lawsuit filed in federal court today, ACLU of Colorado charged that three Colorado Springs police officers, with their employer’s blessing, engaged in racial ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
May 05, 2020
ACLU of Georgia, National ACLU Demand Transparency and Accountability in Killing Of Unarmed Black Jogger Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA – The following is a statement from Andrea Young, Executive Director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU-GA) regarding the recent reporting of an unar...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Mar 19, 2020
ACLU of Rhode Island Takes Legal Action on Behalf of African-American Recruit Drummed Out of Providence Police Academy
An ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorney has filed a charge of race discrimination against the Providence Police Department on behalf of an African-American recruit who was inv...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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