Press Releases

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ACLU and National Lawyers Guild File Suit Against Oakland Police Department

Suit Seeks to Stop Police Violence Against Protesters
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

ACLU Challenges Coercive Police Interrogation of Students at Davis High School

School authorities failed to inform students of their rights or notify parents
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

ACLU of California: Time to End Addiction to Incarceration

ACLU sends 12-Step Plan to Local Officials in all 58 California Counties
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

ACLU Report: California Death Sentences Drop to Lowest Level Since 1978

Zero executions since 2006; No sign they will ever resume
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform