May 04, 2015
Federal court approves agreement and orders end to solitary confinement of juveniles in Illinois
CHICAGO – Solitary confinement of juveniles held by the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is banned under a new Department policy recently approved by a federal court i...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
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...
Apr 30, 2015
ACLU of California Releases Tool to Hold Law Enforcement Accountable
LOS ANGELES – The ACLU of California today launched Mobile Justice CA, a free smart phone app allowing Californians to automatically record and submit cell phone videos to th...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Apr 29, 2015
ACLU Statement on 8th Circuit Court of Appeal's Decision to Delay Marriage Equality Cases
NEW YORK – The following joint statement was issued by the ACLU of Nebraska, the ACLU of Missouri, and the national ACLU regarding the 8th Circuit Court of appeals decision t...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Apr 29, 2015
ACLU of Oregon Announces New Executive Director
PORTLAND, ORE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon (ACLU) is pleased to announce that David Rogers has been selected as its new executive director beginning June 1....
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...
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