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May 15, 2020
NYCLU Letter to Mayor and Commissioner Shea on Racial Disparities in COVID Enforcement
NEW YORK - Today the New York Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea to address the NYPD鈥檚 enforcement of social distancing...
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Criminal Law Reform
May 08, 2020
桃子视频Sues to Protect People Incarcerated in a Private Prison From COVID-19
Lawsuit Seeks Class-Action Relief for People Detained in Federal Custody in Arizona
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Prisoners' Rights
May 08, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Rochester Police Accountability Board Disciplinary Powers
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Yesterday the newly formed Rochester Police Accountability Board was stripped of its disciplinary powers through a decision issued in state Supreme Court. In resp...
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Criminal Law Reform
May 05, 2020
桃子视频of Georgia, National 桃子视频Demand Transparency and Accountability in Killing Of Unarmed Black Jogger Ahmaud Arbery
ATLANTA 鈥� The following is a statement from Andrea Young, Executive Director for the 桃子视频 of Georgia (ACLU-GA) regarding the recent reporting of an unar...
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Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
May 01, 2020
桃子视频Statement Calls for the Release of Pregnant People from Prisons and Jails
WASHINGTON 鈥� New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order today to release pregnant people who have less than six months in their sentence from New York prisons.
In resp...
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Prisoners' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
May 01, 2020
VICTORY: NOPD Calls Off 鈥淚nformational鈥� Checkpoints
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� The New Orleans Police Department has confirmed that it will end its so-called 鈥渋nformational鈥� vehicle checkpoints, a victory for the 桃子视频of Louisiana and a co...
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Criminal Law Reform
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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.