Press Releases
Feb 01, 2021
NYCLU Statement on Rochester Police Department Officers Pepper Spraying, Handcuffing a Child
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In response to footage released yesterday of Rochester police officers pepper spraying and handcuffing a 9-year-old Black girl on Friday, the New York Civil Lib...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 05, 2021
ACLU Issues Statement Following Charging Decision of Kenosha District Attorney in Shooting of Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. — The ACLU today released a statement after Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley announced that Kenosha Police Department Officer Rusten Sheskey will not be c...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 02, 2020
Protester Who Lost an Eye While Demonstrating Against Police Brutality Sues City of Fort Wayne
INDIANAPOLIS — The ACLU of Indiana and Sidley Austin LLP today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Balin Brake, a 21-year-old resident of Fort Wayne whose right eye was destroyed while ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 02, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Police Killing of Daniel Prude
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Today the Rochester Police Department released body camera footage of a March incident where police killed a Black man, Daniel Prude, during the course of an ar...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 26, 2020
ACLU of Wisconsin Issues Statement After Fatalities in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. — The ACLU of Wisconsin issued a statement today after a night of violence erupted in Kenosha, after Kenosha Police shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake in the back seven t...
Aug 19, 2020
New ACLU Report Shows Despite COVID-19, Fatal Police Shootings Continue
Report shows significant racial disparities in police killings continue despite protests
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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