Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
May 27, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Proposed Budget-Busting Rollback of Criminal Justice Reforms
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today issued the following statement regarding Senate Bill 188, which would roll back core elements of the state’s...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 26, 2020
ACLU Responds to Minneapolis Police Killing George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Minnesota are jointly calling for a fair, independent, and transparent investigation following the death of Ge...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
May 25, 2020
ACLU-DE Comments on Governor Carney’s Executive Order on Police Practices & GA Chokehold Bill
WILMINGTON - The following statement is attributable to Mike Brickner, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware:
“Today’s action by Governor Carney,...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 21, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma Statement on Norman Police Officer Racist Actions
OKLAHOMA CITY - In response to the Norman Police Department internally investigating an officer who sent a racist image and reference in an email to the entire department, the ACLU...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
May 15, 2020
ACLU of Colorado Sues Colorado Springs Police, Charges Racial Profiling and Biased Policing
DENVER - In a lawsuit filed in federal court today, ACLU of Colorado charged that three Colorado Springs police officers, with their employer’s blessing, engaged in racial profil...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
May 15, 2020
NYCLU Letter to Mayor and Commissioner Shea on Racial Disparities in COVID Enforcement
NEW YORK - Today the New York Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea to address the NYPD’s enforcement of social distancing...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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