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May 21, 2021
Maine Lawmakers Consider Bill to End Cash Bail for Minor Offenses
Cash bail for low-level offenses disproportionately impacts low-income people and people of color
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May 19, 2021
ACLU Statement on Results of Philadelphia District Attorney Primary Election
PHILADELPHIA — The American Civil Liberties Union responded this morning to the announcement that Larry Krasner had secured the Democratic nomination for district attorney in Phi...
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Apr 27, 2021
ACLU of Colorado Sues Mesa County Judge, Sheriffs Who Caused Boulder Woman 15 Days in Jail Without Opportunity for Pretrial Release
DENVER – In a filing this morning in federal district court, ACLU lawyers sued the Chief Judge in Mesa County, Brian Flynn, as well as Mesa County Sheriff Matt Lewis and Boulder ...
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Apr 26, 2021
Terrell Marshall Law Group, ACLU of Washington File Lawsuit Against Pierce County for Imposing Excessive Fines on People Who Cannot Afford to Pay Court Debt
The Terrell Marshall Law Group and ACLU of Washington filed a class-action lawsuit against Pierce County on Monday claiming the county has violated the constitutional rights of tho...
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Apr 22, 2021
Louisiana House Committee Passes Bill That Seeks to Address Louisiana’s High Pretrial Incarceration Rate
ACLU of Louisiana releases statement on signature legislation House Bill 46, which would shorten the amount of time Louisianians can be jailed without charge
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Smart Justice
Apr 21, 2021
Connecticut Civil Rights Advocates Call for Passage of Clean Slate Bill
Bill pending in the Senate, S.B. 1019, includes protections against discrimination on the basis of an erased record
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