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FIGHTING POLICE ABUSE
From the Rodney King beating in California in 1991, to the recent Sean Bell shooting in New York, the issue of police abuse continues to be an unresolved problem throughout the United States. While the police can serve a vital role in maintaining law and order, excessive force, racial profiling and other abuses undermine the legitimacy of the police and threaten vital civil liberties. The ACLU confronts police misconduct and addresses the disproportionate impact on people of color through our Campaign Against Racial Profiling. We advocate for transparency and accountability in police conduct in an effort to realize safe and fair law enforcement and put an end to police brutality. |
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ACLU Applauds State Senate Vote to Restore Public Oversight of Police (06/04/2007)
SACRAMENTO - The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California applauded today's state Senate vote to restore public access to records and public hearings related to complaints about police misconduct.
New York City to Pay $60,000 to Settle Lawsuit by Bronx Teachers Arrested for Questioning Police Treatment of Students (05/31/2007)
NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union and co-counsel Morrison & Foerster LLP today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed last year on behalf of two high school teachers who were arrested, handcuffed and verbally abused by the New York Police Department without cause after they questioned police officers handcuffing students who had been involved in a fight.
In Wake of Bell Shooting, NYCLU Protests NYPD Failure to Comply with Racial Profiling Reform Mandated After Diallo Shooting (11/29/2006)
NEW YORK - In light of rekindled debates about race and policing after the Sean Bell shooting, the New York Civil Liberties Union today protested the New York Police Department’s failure to comply with a city law enacted in the aftermath of the 1999 Amadou Diallo police shooting to address concerns about racial profiling.
ACLU of Southern California Denounces Police Brutality Captured on Video (11/09/2006)
LOS ANGELES - The following statement can be attributed to Ramona Ripston, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
Colorado Woman Was Wrongly Arrested, Jailed and Strip Searched, ACLU Charges (10/17/2006)
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NYCLU Report: Arresting Protest (04/28/2003)
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ACLU Complaint in Arutinova v. Perry (08/22/2006)
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Legislative Documents
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Testimony of Legislative Counsel Tim Edgar on S. 1749, The Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration (04/12/2002)
Testimony of National Capital Area Executive Director Johnny Barnes on DC Surveillance Cameras Before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on the District of Columbia (03/22/2002)
Testimony of Washington National Office Director Laura Murphy on Police Abuse Before a Congressional Black Caucus Hearing (05/10/1999)
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Resources
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Stories of ACLU Clients Swept Up in the Hearne Drug Bust of November 2000 (11/01/2002)
Poster Commemorating Louis Torres (10/24/2002)
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