Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Jun 18, 2015
ACLU of South Carolina Statement on Charleston Church Shooting
CHARLESTON – Victoria Middleton, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina, had this comment in reaction to the killing of nine people last eveni...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
May 28, 2015
ACLU Finds Severe Racial Disparities in Low-Level Arrests by Minneapolis Police
Patterns of Racial Bias and Overcriminalization Show Urgent Need for Reform; Blacks and Native Americans Disproportionately Affected
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
May 05, 2015
NYCLU to File Appeal for Public Release of Garner Grand Jury Transcripts
NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union will today pursue an appeal from a Staten Island judge’s March 19 decision to keep secret records from the Grand Jury that fai...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
May 01, 2015
ACLU Statement on Charges Filed Against Officers in Death of Freddie Gray
The following can be attributed to Susan Goering, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland:
“For years, victims of police violence, overwhelmingl...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Apr 28, 2015
Statement on Freddie Gray and Police/Community Conflict in Baltimore
ACLU briefing paper on deaths in police encounters in Maryland
Read more about the ACLU of Maryland’s work on police accountability
The following can be attributed to...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Apr 21, 2015
Mom Arrested and Strip-Searched After 9/11 Flight Settles Lawsuit
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement in its lawsuit filed on behalf of Shoshana Hebshi, a mother of two who was pulled off an airplane at gunpoint,...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: Hebshi v. United States
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