Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Oct 12, 2017
Missouri’s Black Students, Students with Disabilities, Disciplined Harsher, More Often
ACLU of Missouri Report on School Discipline Analyzes School-to-Prison Pipeline, Offers Solutions
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Disability Rights
Oct 03, 2017
ACLU Report Reveals Widespread Racial Harassment in Maine Schools
Schools Have a Legal, Moral Obligation to Address the Problem
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 02, 2017
ACLU Comment on Reports Justice Department Will Target Affirmative Action
NEW YORK — The Justice Department is reportedly exploring the idea of suing colleges over their affirmative action policies in admissions.
Dennis Parker, director of the American...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jul 24, 2017
Interim Chief Arradondo Must Make Changes at the Minneapolis Police Department
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Medaria Arradondo was appointed as the new chief of police for the Minneapolis Police Department. He is replacing Chief Janée Harteau, who was forced to resign...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 29, 2017
ACLU Commends Grand Rapids Police Decision to End Trespass Policy That Led to Disproportionate Arrest of African-Americans
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The ACLU is hailing a recent decision by the Grand Rapids Police Department to end a policy that permitted police officers to arrest innocent people for tre...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Court case: Hightower v. City of Grand Rapids
May 24, 2017
State Legislator Joins ACLU Lawsuit Against Stop-and-Frisk Program by Milwaukee Police Conducted Without Reasonable Suspicion and Based on Racial Profiling
MILWAUKEE — Last night, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, and the law firm of Covington & Burling filed an amended complaint in their class-action la...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Court case: Collins et al. v. The City of Milwaukee et al.
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