Press Releases
Aug 25, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Releases Statement on Body Camera Footage Showing Louisiana State Trooper Using Excessive Force on Unarmed Black Man
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana issued the following statement regarding body camera footage of Louisiana State Trooper Jacob Brown viciously attacking an unarmed Black manâ€...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 03, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab Sues St. Tammany Deputies for Choking a Black Woman Over False Traffic Violation
Video of attack shows deputy pressing the woman’s face into the ground, threatening to Taser her child
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 19, 2021
Statement from ACLU of Kentucky Executive Director Michael Aldridge Regarding Excessive Use of Force by Louisville Metro Police Department Officer
Statement from ACLU of Kentucky Executive Director Michael Aldridge Regarding Excessive Use of Force by Louisville Metro Police Department Officer:
“The latest instance of unnece...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 12, 2021
ACLU Statement on Police Shooting of Daunte Wright
NEW YORK — On Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn Center, Minn., Daunte Wright was the victim of another disgusting act of police violence. The 20-year-old was shot and killed by Brookl...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Apr 11, 2021
ACLU of Minnesota Statement on Police Killing of Daunte Wright
Police killed Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center Sunday afternoon. Yet another Black life was taken by those sworn to protect, and we join the community in...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Mar 26, 2021
ACLU of Southern California Statement on LAPD Use of Force on Unhoused People and Supporters
LOS ANGELES — People who are unhoused in Echo Park — and those who support them — were subjected to use of force by the Los Angeles Police Department and city officials who d...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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