Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Sep 16, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Urges the Attorney General to Provide the Glynn County Community with an Update on the Investigation of Gross Mishandling of the Ahmaud Arbery Murder
ATLANTA — The ACLU of Georgia urges the Office of the Attorney General of Georgia to provide the Glynn County community with an update on the ongoing investigation surrounding th...
Sep 16, 2020
Federal Judge Approves Settlement in ACLU’s Fourth Amendment Challenge to S.D. Law Enforcement Practice of Forced Catheterizations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange has approved a settlement in a case that says South Dakota law enforcement’s practice of using forced catheterizations to ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 15, 2020
Local and National Groups File Amended Lawsuit Demanding Immediate Relief for Horrid Conditions in Shelby County Jail
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee; the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation; Just City; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; and at...
Court case: Busby v. Bonner
Sep 15, 2020
NYCLU Launches Statewide Police Misconduct Transparency Campaign
With Four Law Firms, NYCLU Files FOIL Requests for Police Misconduct Data with Ten of the Largest Departments in the State
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 10, 2020
“Dignity for Dallas” Report Urges Long-Overdue Reforms in Policing of Communities of Color in Dallas
DALLAS – Community advocacy groups today released a report, “Dignity for Dallas,” highlighting key findings on Dallas policing as well as a list of recommendations to improve...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Sep 02, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Police Killing of Daniel Prude
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Today the Rochester Police Department released body camera footage of a March incident where police killed a Black man, Daniel Prude, during the course of an ar...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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