Press Releases
Mar 27, 2018
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµResponds to Attorney General Landry’s Decision Not to Charge Officers Involved in Alton Sterling’s Killing
BATON ROUGE, La. — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ of Louisiana released the following statement in response to Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision not to bring criminal...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 12, 2018
Police Officer Fired for not Shooting Unarmed Man Reaches Settlement with W.Va. City
WEIRTON, W.Va. — A settlement agreement was reached between former Weirton police officer Stephen Mader and the City of Weirton in a lawsuit challenging the termination of Mr. Ma...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 04, 2018
Civil Rights Organizations Demand Police Reform Documents From Justice Department
WASHINGTON — Three civil rights organizations filed Freedom of Information Act requests today with the Department of Justice for records relating to the enforcement of laws that ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 07, 2017
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµResponds to Guilty Verdict for Former Police Officer Michael Slager in Killing of Walter Scott
CHARLESTON – Shaundra Scott, the executive director of the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof South Carolina, had the following response to former police officer Michael Slager’s guilty verdict in the ki...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Nov 15, 2017
Judge Orders St. Louis Police to Immediately Change Tactics and Protect the Rights of People
Changes in protocol during demonstrations ordered after ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Missouri lawsuit
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 12, 2017
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand Covington Challenge Government’s Search and Seizure of All Passengers on Domestic Airline Flight
NEW YORK — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and Covington & Burling LLP filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of passengers of a domestic Delta Airlines flight who were h...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Immigrants' Rights
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