Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Aug 11, 2016
ACLU Challenges South Carolina ‘Disturbing Schools’ Law
Students Channeled Into Criminal Justice System for Loitering, Cursing, Questioning Police Behavior, or ‘Obnoxious’ Actions
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Racial Justice
Court case: CYAP v. Wilson
Aug 10, 2016
Department of Justice findings regarding the Baltimore City Police Department
“The Department of Justice’s findings on the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) document in devastating detail what Baltimoreans have decried for years: Baltimore’...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jul 21, 2016
ACLU of Florida Statement on the Police Shooting of an Unarmed Man in North Miami
MIAMI, FL – The below statement on the shooting of Charles Kinsey by North Miami police officers is from Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida:
“We are extrem...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jul 08, 2016
ACLU of Texas Response to Dallas Police Shootings
HOUSTON – Last night police officers in Dallas were gunned down while protecting community members exercising their right to protest peacefully. The protesters were publicly chal...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jun 29, 2016
ACLU Challenges Law Preventing Studies on ‘Big Data’ Discrimination
First Amendment Lawsuit Brought on Behalf of Academic Researchers and Journalists Who Fear Prosecution Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Jun 23, 2016
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Fisher Ruling
WASHINGTON — In a 4-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin. The ruling means the school will b...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
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