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Apr 04, 2017
Statement Regarding DOJ Motion to Delay Consent Decree Hearing
BALTIMORE — The following can be attributed to David Rocah, Senior Staff Attorney for the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Maryland: “Why is everyone in Baltimore ready to move forward with police refo...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Mar 09, 2017
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Sues Missouri Over Disastrous Public Defender System
State Fails to Provide Adequate Legal Representation to Tens of Thousands Every Year, Resulting in Unnecessary Jail Time, Forced Pleas, Other Injustices
Feb 22, 2017
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Challenges Milwaukee Police Department’s Unconstitutional Stop-and-Frisk Program Conducted Without Reasonable Suspicion and Based on Racial Profiling
For the Last Eight Years, the Milwaukee Police Department Has Subjected Tens of Thousands of Innocent People to Unconstitutional Stops and Frisks, Disrupting Their Daily Lives Because They Are Black or Latino
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Feb 09, 2017
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Response to Executive Orders on Crime Task Forces
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump signed an executive order to form a task force on violent crime and another executive order to form a task force on violence against police offi...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Jan 17, 2017
President Grants Commutations to 209 Federal Prisoners
WASHINGTON —President Obama today announced 209 grants of commutation, bringing the total number in his eight years in office to 1,385. The recipients include American Civil Libe...
Jan 13, 2017
Statement on Release of Department of Justice findings on Chicago Police Department
The following is the statement of ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Illinois Police Practice Project Director Karen Sheley regarding the release of the Department of Justice findings on the Chicago Police D...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
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