Press Releases
Sep 29, 2015
Civil rights groups oppose police officer’s immunity in killing of unarmed, innocent Framingham grandfather
BOSTON – Several leading civil rights groups have today weighed in on a lawsuit stemming from a 2011 SWAT team raid on a Framingham home that killed Eurie Stamps, an unarmed, inn...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 23, 2015
Catholic Hospital Refuses Procedure for Pregnant Woman With Brain Tumor
Despite Having Granted Prior Exceptions, Genesys Hospital Denies ACLU Request for Potentially Life-Saving Procedure for Expecting Mother
Sep 21, 2015
ACLU Asserts Rowan County Clerk’s Office Failed to Comply with Prior Orders from District Court
Motion Asks District Court to Enforce its Orders that Deputy Clerks Must Issue Licenses Without Interference
Sep 18, 2015
Appeals Court to Reinstate Lawsuit Against FBI by Insane Clown Posse Fans
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today hailed a federal appeals court ruling that allows fans of rap duo Insane Clown Posse — known as “Juggalos” ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 14, 2015
ACLU Demands Catholic Hospital Provide Procedure for Pregnant Woman with Brain Tumor
With the Growth of Catholic Hospital Systems, Women’s Health is Put at Risk by Religious Rules
Sep 10, 2015
Montez Spradley, Innocent Man, Released From Prison After 9.5 Years, 3.5 on Death Row
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Montez Spradley, who was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, was released from prison on Friday. He had spent 3.5 years on Alabama’s death row ...
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