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Emma Andersson

Deputy Director, Criminal Law Reform Project

Bio

Emma A. Andersson is the deputy director of the ACLU's Criminal Law Reform Project. Her practice includes litigation relating to police practices, indigent defense reform, marijuana law reform, and federal and state sentencing. Emma was previously a senior staff attorney with CLRP, a fellow with the ACLU's Drug Law Reform Project, a fellow at Bernabei & Wachtel PLLC, and a law clerk for Judge Richard Paez in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is a graduate of Yale Law School and Barnard College.


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Mar 7, 2013

Towns Don't Need Tanks, But They Have Them

Towns Don't Need Tanks, But They Have Them

Jul 17, 2012

Gil Kerlikowske: Please Put Our Money Where Your Mouth Is

Gil Kerlikowske: Please Put Our Money Where Your Mouth Is

Jun 8, 2012

Medical Marijuana: The Tipping Point

Medical Marijuana: The Tipping Point

May 3, 2012

Tasers No Longer a Non-Lethal Alternative for Law Enforcement

Tasers No Longer a Non-Lethal Alternative for Law Enforcement

Mar 15, 2012

Should We Deny Ill People on Probation Access to Medicine?

Should We Deny Ill People on Probation Access to Medicine?

Jan 30, 2012

Congress Stood Up for Fairer Sentencing. The Supreme Court Should Too.

Congress Stood Up for Fairer Sentencing. The Supreme Court Should Too.

Dec 22, 2011

Will the Supreme Court Render the Fair Sentencing Act Less Fair?

Will the Supreme Court Render the Fair Sentencing Act Less Fair?

Nov 23, 2011

Obama's Commutation: A Prelude to Systemic Reform?

Obama's Commutation: A Prelude to Systemic Reform?