Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Jun 27, 2018
ACLU-PA Statement on Criminal Homicide Charges against East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld, who Fatally Shot Antwon Rose Jr.
EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Allegheny County District Attorney charged East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld with criminal homicide on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 10, 2018
Civil Rights Groups Call for Congressional Action on Fatal Police Shootings
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF), called on Congres...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 09, 2018
ACLU of Oregon questions killing of man by police in Portland, calls for transparency
PORTLAND, Ore. – Police officers fatally shot an unidentified man last night at Cityteam Ministries homeless shelter in Portland. A police spokesperson said the officers beli...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 04, 2018
ACLU Sues Orange County District Attorney and Sheriff over Secret, Illegal Jail Informant Program
Vast Operation of Paid Jailhouse Informants Has Tainted Convictions for More than Thirty Years
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: P.E.O.P.L.E. v Rackauckas
Mar 27, 2018
ACLU Responds to Attorney General Landry’s Decision Not to Charge Officers Involved in Alton Sterling’s Killing
BATON ROUGE, La. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana released the following statement in response to Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision not to bring criminal...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 12, 2018
Police Officer Fired for not Shooting Unarmed Man Reaches Settlement with W.Va. City
WEIRTON, W.Va. — A settlement agreement was reached between former Weirton police officer Stephen Mader and the City of Weirton in a lawsuit challenging the termination of Mr. Ma...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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