Jul 14, 2020
ACLU Statement on Loss in Suit to Delay Federal Executions Until After COVID-19
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal district court issued a ruling today in a suit — led by the American Civil Liberties Union and Ropes Gray LLP against Attorney General William Barr and...
Jul 14, 2020
ACLU Demands Special Counsel Investigate Barr for Federal Crimes, Firing Tear Gas on White House Protesters
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr must step aside and allow for an independent criminal investigation into the use of violent force against protesters outside the White ...
Jul 14, 2020
ACLU-AL Comment on More Deaths in ADOC Facilities
MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Department of Corrections announced on Monday, July 13, that two more incarcerated people have died from COVID-19. This brings the total number of deaths o...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Jul 14, 2020
ACLU Statement on Stay of Federal Executions
Appeals court blocked what would have been the first federal execution in 17 years
Jul 13, 2020
Poughkeepsie City Council Passes Right to Know Act
Law Mandates Officer Identification, Transparency During Police Encounters
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Jul 13, 2020
ACLU of Wyoming Supports Gov. Gordon’s Moratorium on Death Penalty
WYOMING - As Wyoming faces a looming financial crisis due to a sharp downturn in oil markets and the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Mark Gordon is right to consider a moratorium on the...
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
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