Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Statement on Department of Justice Filing in Harvard University Admissions Lawsuit
The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard case. The American Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement in re...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 30, 2018
ACLU Files Brief Supporting Harvard University in Admissions Lawsuit
ACLU Joins Civil Rights Leaders, Students, and Universities Calling for Case’s Dismissal and Preservation of Colleges’ Right to Promote Diversity
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 29, 2018
ACLU Analysis of Federal Civil Rights Data Shows New Area of Racial Disparities in Public Schools
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and the UCLA Civil Rights Project released the first in a series of reports yesterday revealing students missed more than 11 million...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
May 30, 2018
ACLU, Color of Change, Free Press Call for Release of DHS “Race Paper”
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union joined Color of Change, Free Press, and over 35 other organizations to call for the release of the unredacted Department of Homela...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
May 16, 2018
ACLU Comment on House Passage of Divisive Policing Bill
WASHINGTON — The House passed tonight the Protect and Serve Act, a bill that would further divide community and police relations.
Kanya Bennet, American Civil Liberties Union leg...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Apr 16, 2018
ACLU-PA Statement on Arrests at Philadelphia Starbucks
PHILADELPHIA – In a statement released today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania condemned the actions of the Starbucks employee and the Philadelphia police o...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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