Press Releases
Oct 29, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Demands Immediate Divestment from Philadelphia Police Department in the Wake of Walter Wallace, Jr. Killing
PHILADELPHIA — In the wake of the killing of Walter Wallace, Jr., the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the national ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, today demanded that...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 29, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ-WV Releases 2020 Police Misconduct Report
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of West Virginia (ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ-WV) has released its 2020 Police Misconduct Report, which sheds light on a lack of transparency amon...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 28, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Report Identifies Critical States and Counties at High Risk of Ballot Interference Against Voters of Color
Discounting Mail-In Ballots Will Disenfranchise Communities of Color and Distort Election Outcomes in Key Counties in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Georgia
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Racial Justice
Oct 28, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Urges Clerks to Inform Michigan Voters: Photo ID is Not Needed to Vote
DETROIT – Michigan registered voters can vote without photo identification if they do not have picture identification, or they did not bring it with them to vote. The American Ci...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 28, 2020
Connecticut Department of Correction In Violation of COVID-19 Lawsuit Settlement
HARTFORD –In a letter to lawyers for the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC), the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Connecticut announced “systemic patterns of non-compliance by the Department of...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 27, 2020
More than Half of County Clerk Websites in Utah Score over 90% in Survey of Essential Election Information
But several county webpages lack basic information about the election
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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