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ACLU Comments to the United States Sentencing Commission on Crack/Powder Disparity (03/16/2007)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to Congress Urging Opposition to the Higher Education Act Aid Elimination Penalty (02/21/2007)

ACLU Urges Members of Congress to Co-Sponsor and Support the RISE Act (01/25/2007)

No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2007 (01/05/2007)
Representative Shelia Jackson-Lee (D-TX) has introduced a bill in Congress that would apply to all state and local agencies that receive federal funding from the Department of Justice. The No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2007, H.R. 253, was introduced in the 110th Congress, 1st Session, and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Representative Jackson-Lee’s bill would require corroboration of any informant or law enforcement officer’s testimony.

Testimony of Jesselyn McCurdy, ACLU Legislative Counsel, At A United States Sentencing Commission Hearing On Cocaine and Sentencing Policy (11/14/2006)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Opposition to H.R. 5295 Because of Fourth Amendment Infringement (09/18/2006)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Members to Vote For The Hinchey/Rohrabacher/ Paul/Farr Amendment To The Science-State-Justice-Commerce Appropriations Bill (06/26/2006)

Coalition Sign-On Letter to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees Regarding Mandatory Minimums for Crack Cocaine (02/16/2006)

Santa Cruz, California's Proposed Ordinance Establishing an "Office of Compassionate Use" to Provide Medical Marijuana to Qualified Patients (11/07/2005)

Coalition Sign-On Letter Supporting the Elimination of Barriers for Katrina Victims (10/26/2005)

Coalition Letter to the House of Representatives In Support of "No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2005" (05/25/2005)