Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
May 03, 2017
ACLU of Texas Comment on Fatal Shooting of 15 Year-Old by Balch Springs Police Officer
DALLAS — Last Saturday night, 15 year-old Jordan Edwards was killed when Balch Springs PD officer Roy Oliver fired his rifle at a moving vehicle in which Edwards was a passenger....
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 26, 2017
ACLU Launches New Initiative to Overhaul Prosecutorial Practices
Initiative is Part of Broader Effort to Reduce U.S. Jail and Prison Population
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 04, 2017
Statement Regarding DOJ Motion to Delay Consent Decree Hearing
BALTIMORE — The following can be attributed to David Rocah, Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU of Maryland:
“Why is everyone in Baltimore ready to move forward with police refo...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 09, 2017
ACLU Sues Missouri Over Disastrous Public Defender System
State Fails to Provide Adequate Legal Representation to Tens of Thousands Every Year, Resulting in Unnecessary Jail Time, Forced Pleas, Other Injustices
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Feb 22, 2017
ACLU Challenges Milwaukee Police Department’s Unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk Program Conducted Without Reasonable Suspicion and Based on Racial Profiling
For the Last Eight Years, the Milwaukee Police Department Has Subjected Tens of Thousands of Innocent People to Unconstitutional Stops and Frisks, Disrupting Their Daily Lives Because They Are Black or Latino
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Collins et al. v. The City of Milwaukee et al.
Feb 09, 2017
ACLU Response to Executive Orders on Crime Task Forces
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump signed an executive order to form a task force on violent crime and another executive order to form a task force on violence against police offi...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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