Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Oct 08, 2025
New Report Reveals Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Misled Public by Massively Inflating Costs of Court-Ordered Reforms
The records show that 72 percent of the costs MCSO billed to the County were unrelated to Ortega Melendres
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
Sep 16, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Tennessee Condemn President Trump’s Plan to Deploy National Guard into Memphis Communities
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In another effort to expand his power and stoke fear, President Trump issued a memorandum yesterday establishing a regressive policing task force made up of vari...
Aug 25, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Condemns President Trump’s Threats to Use the Military in Cities Across the Country
NEW YORK – The Washington Post reported over the weekend that the Trump administration plans to deploy military troops to Chicago against a made-up crime wave. President Trump ha...
Aug 17, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on Escalating Federal Takeover of D.C.
Civil Liberties Org Sounds Alarm as Trump Administration Deploys More National Guard Troops to Scare D.C. Communities
Issue Areas:
National Security
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 14, 2025
Brief Urges Alabama Supreme Court to Reject Effort to Expand Stop-and-Question Law
Case Involves a Pastor Who Was Arrested for Refusing to Provide Physical ID to Police While Watering Neighbors’ Flowers
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Jennings v. Smith
Aug 12, 2025
New Filing Reveals Gross Abuse of Power by Texas Officials who Engaged in Wrongful Prosecution of Abortion
Starr County officials violated Lizelle Gonzalez’s constitutional rights by investigating, indicting, and arresting her for an abortion despite Texas’ ban on such prosecutions
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Criminal Law Reform
+2 Issues
Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not An Effective Check And Balance. Explore News & Commentary.Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not an Effective Check and Balance
If an officer had just left the word "abortion" out of an audit log, a vital national story would never have come to light -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Criminal Law Reform
Why Police Traffic Stops Are Dangerous And Ineffective. Explore News & Commentary.Why Police Traffic Stops Are Dangerous and Ineffective
Millions of drivers are pulled over every year for minor violations like broken taillights or tinted windows. Data shows these stops rarely make roads safer, and instead lead to racial disparities, violence, and loss of trust in police. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Criminal Law Reform
+2 Issues
Gun-toting Police Swarm, Handcuff Young Black Man After Ai Mistakes Doritos Bag For A Gun. Explore News & Commentary.Gun-Toting Police Swarm, Handcuff Young Black Man After AI Mistakes Doritos Bag For a Gun
Deploying AI in inappropriate ways can and does get people hurt -
New YorkSep 2025
Criminal Law Reform
United States V. Maiorana. Explore Case.United States v. Maiorana
On May 16, 2025, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, NYCLU, and Executives Transforming Probation and Parole (EXiT) filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that the federal government cannot impose blanket, burdensome supervised release rules during sentencing without telling the defendant.