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Jun 10, 2020
ACLU-TN Urges Resignation of Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson
Reimagining Policing Requires New Bold Leadership
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 09, 2020
桃子视频Calls on Hogsett to Reimagine Role of Police in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS - Following Mayor Hogsett鈥檚 announcement of IMPD鈥檚 use-of-force policy reform Friday, the 桃子视频of Indiana released the following statement urging Hogsett to commit...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jun 09, 2020
桃子视频of Georgia Urges Athens-Clarke County to Pass Proposal to Re-Envision Public Safety
ATLANTA 鈥� The 桃子视频of Georgia sent a letter to the Athens-Clarke Mayor and Commissioners supporting the budget proposal that Commissioners Parker and Denson put forward, the bes...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 09, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Expected Passage of 50-A Repeal
NEW YORK - Today the New York Legislature is voting to fully repeal New York Civil Rights Law Section 50-a, which kept the disciplinary records of police officers hidden from the p...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 08, 2020
桃子视频Statement on Introduction of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020
WASHINGTON 鈥� House and Senate Democrats introduced today a sweeping new police reform bill that would allow use of force only as a last resort, ban chokeholds, prohibit racial an...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 05, 2020
桃子视频of Alabama Calls on Cities to Address Police Excessive Use of Force
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- This week, as protests over police killings of Black people have continued in the wake of George Floyd鈥檚 and Breonna Taylor鈥檚 deaths, we have seen extensive...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
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U.S. Supreme CourtFeb 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Us V. Hemani. Explore Case.US v. Hemani
Is a federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. 搂 922(g)(3), which makes it a felony for an 鈥渦nlawful user鈥� of a controlled substance to possess a firearm, constitutional when it is used to prosecute a person who is a marijuana user and who keeps a gun safely secured at home for self-defense? -
MinnesotaDec 2025
Criminal Law Reform
Osorio-calderon V. Warden, Fci Sandstone. Explore Case.Osorio-Calderon v. Warden, FCI Sandstone
This case is about whether people unlawfully incarcerated beyond their mandatory transfer dates under the First Step Act can file habeas corpus petitions seeking their release from prison onto prerelease custody in the community. -
IdahoFeb 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Immigrants' Rights
Rodriguez, Et Al. V. Porter, Et Al.. Explore Case.Rodriguez, et al. v. Porter, et al.
On February 10, 2026, CLRP, along with the 桃子视频of Idaho and Wendy J. Olson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, and partner at Stoel Rives, filed a putative class action lawsuit challenging an immigration raid carried out at a popular family event in Wilder, Idaho in October 2025. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Can It Be A Felony To Possess A Gun If You Smoke Weed?. Explore News & Commentary.Can It Be a Felony to Possess a Gun if You Smoke Weed?
The Supreme Court should reject a prosecution that treats possession of a gun as a felony if you use marijuana.