Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Jul 30, 2021
NYCLU and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û to Court: Sexual Misconduct is Police Misconduct
Defending against police unions’ appeal, advocates tell Court that CCRB must have power to investigate complaints of police sexual violence and false official statements
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 28, 2021
Milwaukee Circuit Judge Says Probable Cause Exists to Charge Officer with Homicide for 2016 Fatal Shooting of Jay Anderson Jr.
MILWAUKEE —The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Wisconsin applauded Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Glenn Yamahiro’s finding today that probable cause exists to charge former Wauwatosa Police offi...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 16, 2021
Maine Advocates React to Latest CDC Report Outlining Devastating Number of Overdose Deaths
CDC’s Preliminary Analysis Finds 93,000 Americans Lost Their Lives To A Drug Overdose In 2020 — Marking Largest Single-Year Increase Ever Recorded
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 08, 2021
Civil Rights Organizations Express Concern Over State of Congressional Negotiations on Police Accountability
WASHINGTON — Today, a group of over 20 leading civil rights organizations sent a letter to Senate negotiators expressing concerns about the state of negotiations on qualified imm...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 07, 2021
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Arizona File Federal Lawsuit Challenging the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Coercive Plea Policy
First-Of-Its-Kind Civil Rights Lawsuit Challenges Coercive Plea Bargaining Used to Punish Thousands of People for Exercising Constitutional Rights
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 30, 2021
NYCLU Statement on the $200 Million Increase to the NYPD Expense Budget
NEW YORK CITY – After years of demands to reduce NYPD funding, today, Mayor de Blasio and New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson added an additional $200 million to the NYPD...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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