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May 18, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Comment on President Obama’s Ban on Militarization Pipeline to Police
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama announced a ban, effective immediately, on the federal government’s transfer of certain military vehicles and weaponry to local and state po...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
May 18, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Win at Supreme Judicial Court Protects Due Process for Thousands, in Cases Stemming from Dookhan Drug Lab Scandal
State high court ruling on case brought by the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Massachusetts, the national ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, and Foley Hoag LLP provides safe harbor for those who challenge wrongful convictions based on tainted evidence from the Hinton state drug lab.
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
May 18, 2015
Policing in Camden has Improved, but Concerns Remain
Data Suggest Significant Increases in Enforcement of Low-Level Offenses and Raise Questions ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Accountability Systems
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
May 12, 2015
Statement from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Wisconsin on DA Decision in Police Shooting of Tony Robinson
Statement from Chris Ahmuty, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Wisconsin Executive Director:
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
May 05, 2015
NYCLU to File Appeal for Public Release of Garner Grand Jury Transcripts
NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union will today pursue an appeal from a Staten Island judge’s March 19 decision to keep secret records from the Grand Jury that failed to...
May 01, 2015
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Statement on Charges Filed Against Officers in Death of Freddie Gray
The following can be attributed to Susan Goering, Executive Director of the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Maryland: "For years, victims of police violence, overwhelmingly Blac...
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