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Feb 27, 2020
Groundbreaking Lawsuit Targets State of Missouri for Unconstitutional Public Defender Waiting Lists
Lawsuit challenges practice that has forced thousands throughout to navigate criminal legal process without counsel
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Court case: David v. Missouri
Feb 25, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Oklahoma: The Legislature Has Failed to Live Up to Its Criminal Justice Reform Potential in 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – After a historic legislative-led initiative to provide commutation relief for people sentenced with charges later made misdemeanors under state question 780, the ...
Feb 07, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Decision Granting Law Enforcement Immunity from the Fourth Amendment
WASHINGTON — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Torres v. Madrid, a policing case before the Supreme Court to be argued March 30, 2020....
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Torres v. Madrid
Feb 06, 2020
NYCLU Statement on New Discovery Law
NEW YORK — On Sunday, Wilmer Maldonado Rodriguez, who was a witness in an upcoming criminal trial, was found dead outside of his home. Multiple reports have tried to blame this t...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Jan 30, 2020
Hundreds Rally at State Capitol to Push for Criminal Justice Reform
Advocates sounded the alarm about crimeless revocation, advocate against construction of a new prison
Jan 29, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on the House Passage of the Temporary Reauthorization of Fentanyl Analogues Act
WASHINGTON — The House has passed the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, legislation that extends the Drug Enforcement Age...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
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