Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Feb 09, 2016
Statement on Fatal Shooting of Teenager by Austin Police Officer
HOUSTON — Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley today confirmed that Austin Police Department Officer Geoffrey Freeman fatally shot an unarmed 17-year-old, David Joseph, on M...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Feb 09, 2016
ACLU of Minnesota and NAACP Minneapolis Sue to Release Footage of Police Shooting
St. Paul, Minn, – The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a lawsuit today on behalf of itself and the NAACP Minneapolis against Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 11, 2016
Federal Trial Begins Over Voting Rights in Ferguson, Missouri
ACLU: Ferguson-Florissant School District's Electoral Process Undermines African-American Vote
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Voting Rights
Court case: Voting Rights Trial in Ferguson
Dec 21, 2015
Study Documents Extreme Racial Disparity in Arrests for Low-Level Offenses
In four test cities, Blacks were 2.6 to 9.6 times more likely than Whites to be arrested for loitering, disorderly conduct, trespassing, and marijuana possession.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Nov 19, 2015
School Discipline Settlement Underscores Harm to City Students and Importance of Reform
NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union and the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP today agreed to a settlement in a lawsuit on behalf...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: B.H. v. City of New York
Nov 10, 2015
ACLU Comment on President Obama’s Support of the Equality Act
WASHINGTON — Today, President Obama endorsed the federal Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans and expa...
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