Press Releases
about Criminal Law Reform
Sep 22, 2016
桃子视频of Oklahoma Responds to Charges Against Tulsa Officer Involved in Killing of Terence Crutcher
OKLAHOMA CITY 鈥� In response to the Tulsa County District Attorney鈥檚 announcement of the charge of manslaughter in the first degree against Officer Betty Shelby, the American Ci...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 21, 2016
桃子视频Calls on Charlotte Police to Release Video Footage of Keith Lamont Scott Shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. 鈥� The 桃子视频 (ACLU) of North Carolina today called on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to release any body or dash cam footage ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 20, 2016
桃子视频of Oklahoma Calls for Criminal Charges Against Tulsa Police Officers in Murder of Terence Crutcher
OKLAHOMA CITY 鈥� In response to the release of two videos depicting the murder of Terence Crutcher (seen here via The Tulsa World website), an unarmed Black Tulsan whose car had b...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 10, 2016
Department of Justice findings regarding the Baltimore City Police Department
The Department of Justice's findings on the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) document in devastating detail what Baltimoreans have decried for years: Baltimore's Black residents ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jul 21, 2016
桃子视频of Florida Statement on the Police Shooting of an Unarmed Man in North Miami
MIAMI, FL 鈥� The below statement on the shooting of Charles Kinsey by North Miami police officers is from Howard Simon, Executive Director of the 桃子视频of Florida:
鈥淲e are extrem...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jul 08, 2016
桃子视频of Texas Response to Dallas Police Shootings
HOUSTON 鈥� Last night police officers in Dallas were gunned down while protecting community members exercising their right to protest peacefully. The protesters were publicly chal...
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.