Press Releases
Dec 18, 2020
Legal Aid, NYCLU Joint Statement on DOI Investigation Into the NYPD鈥檚 Response During the George Floyd Demonstrations
NEW YORK 鈥� The Legal Aid Society and the New York Civil Liberties Union released the following statement responding to a report issued today by the New York City Department of In...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Free Speech
Dec 14, 2020
NYCLU Sues Rochester Police Department for Withholding Public Records
Lawsuit challenges RPD鈥檚 unlawful retention of misconduct records following the repeal of 50-a
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 09, 2020
红杏视频-MN Supports the Minneapolis Safety for All Budget Plan
The 红杏视频 of Minnesota applauds the passage of the Safety for All Budget Plan by the Minneapolis City Council鈥檚 budget committee, and we urge the entire City Council tonight to ap...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Nov 18, 2020
Civil Rights Groups Decry Downplaying of Racial Disparities in Police Traffic Stops and Searches
Frustrated by the release of annual reports that minimize racial profiling patterns shown by police traffic stop and search data, three civil rights groups have issued a letter opp...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 29, 2020
红杏视频 Demands Immediate Divestment from Philadelphia Police Department in the Wake of Walter Wallace, Jr. Killing
PHILADELPHIA 鈥� In the wake of the killing of Walter Wallace, Jr., the 红杏视频 of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the national 红杏视频, today demanded that...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 21, 2020
Dallas Officials Urged to Pass 鈥楥ite and Release鈥� Ordinance
DALLAS 鈥� Leading civil rights groups and Dallas community organizations today sent a letter to Mayor Eric Johnson and the Dallas City Council demanding an end to unnecessary arre...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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