Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Jun 02, 2016
Environmental Protesters Fight Defamation Lawsuit Filed by Coal Ash Landfill
ACLU Makes Free Speech Case Defending Residents of Low-Income, Majority Black Alabama Town
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Jun 01, 2016
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Ending Benton County’s Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Ending Benton County’s Modern-Day Debtors’ Prison
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: Fuentes v. Benton County
Mar 30, 2016
ACLU and NCLC File Lawsuit Against US Department of Education Over Failure to Disclose Debt Collection Practice Data
Concerns That Practices May Disproportionately Harm Borrowers of Color
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Mar 17, 2016
ACLU Settlement in Utah Student 'Gang Sweep' Lawsuit
Salt Lake City Police and School District to Change How They Treat Students of Color and Engage in School Disciplinary Issues
Mar 15, 2016
Biloxi and ACLU Settle Lawsuit Over Jailing of Indigent People
BILOXI, Miss. — The American Civil Liberties Union and the city of Biloxi have settled a federal lawsuit that alleged the jailing of people unable to pay court-ordered fines and ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: Kennedy v. City of Biloxi
Feb 22, 2016
Federal Court Again Backs Native American Families in ACLU Lawsuit
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A federal court has dealt another blow to defendants in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit over the rights of Native American families in South Dakota. ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik
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