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about Criminal Law Reform
Mar 21, 2025
Nebraska Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Bill to Reduce Non-Safety Traffic Stops
LINCOLN, Neb. – Yesterday, the Nebraska Legislature’s Judiciary Committee heard testimony on LB 222, a bill that would reduce non-safety traffic stops in Nebraska. The legislat...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 21, 2025
ACLU Statement on Maryland Supreme Court Ruling in Abortion Surveillance Case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Supreme Court issued a ruling this week in the case Moira Akers v. State, overturning Moira Akers’ conviction on the grounds of inadmissible evide...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Moira Akers v. State
Feb 11, 2025
Advocates Move to Appoint Receiver to Oversee Healthcare in Arizona Prisons
PHOENIX – The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Arizona, Prison Law Office, and Disability Rights Arizona asked a federal judge today to appoint a receiver to take over the...
Court case: Jensen v. Thornell
Dec 20, 2024
ACLU Sues Bureau of Prisons for Keeping People in Prison Longer Than the Law Allows
WASHINGTON – A federal lawsuit brought today by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of D.C., and Jenner & Block LLP challenges the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for un...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Crowe v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Sep 10, 2024
Lawsuit Challenging Armed Police Response to Mental Health Emergencies in Washington, D.C. to Proceed
Ruling against the District’s motion to dismiss comes after a federal judge in a similar case in Oregon recognized that sending police to a mental health crisis can be discriminatory
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Bread for the City v. District of Columbia
Sep 06, 2024
Judge Orders Supervision System in Washington, D.C. to Accommodate People with Disabilities
The court agreed that the federal agencies administering parole and supervised release in D.C. are likely breaking federal disability law and ordered immediate relief for named plaintiffs.
Court case: Mathis v. United States Parole Commission
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Criminal Law Reform
+2 Issues
Gun-toting Police Swarm, Handcuff Young Black Man After Ai Mistakes Doritos Bag For A Gun. Explore News & Commentary.Gun-Toting Police Swarm, Handcuff Young Black Man After AI Mistakes Doritos Bag For a Gun
Deploying AI in Inappropriate Ways Can and Does Get People Hurt -
New YorkSep 2025
Criminal Law Reform
United States V. Maiorana. Explore Case.United States v. Maiorana
On May 16, 2025, the ACLU, NYCLU, and Executives Transforming Probation and Parole (EXiT) filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that the federal government cannot impose blanket, burdensome supervised release rules during sentencing without telling the defendant. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Criminal Law Reform
+2 Issues
Sweeping Ban On Drone Flights Across Chicago Looks Suspiciously Like An Attempt To Ban Press Coverage. Explore News & Commentary.Sweeping Ban on Drone Flights Across Chicago Looks Suspiciously Like an Attempt to Ban Press Coverage
We can’t let government block drone photography of newsworthy events simply by claiming a need to fly their own aircraft in an area or claiming the existence of vague “security threats” -
News & CommentarySep 2025
Criminal Law Reform
Memphis Police Are Blocking Transparency, Defying Reform. Explore News & Commentary.Memphis Police Are Blocking Transparency, Defying Reform
Despite Department of Justice findings of abuse and promises of change, MPD is illegally withholding records the public needs to hold them accountable.