Press Releases - 2004

January 20, 2004 - ACLU of Maryland statement concerning 10 Commandments resolution in Maryland General Assembly

March 2, 2004 – Not-so-super Tuesday for unaffiliated voters: ACLU challenges judicial elections in Maryland

April 12, 2004 - ACLU applauds Town of Elkton for quick action on homeless banned from Big Elk Mall

June 23, 2004 - Former Montgomery police Chief Charles Moose to discuss racial profiling at ACLU’s Second Annual Membership Conference, July 6-8

July 7, 2004 - ACLU files lawsuit seeking marriage for same-sex couples in Maryland

July 21, 2004 – Hearings this week on ACLU motion to keep Baltimore City public school achievement on track

August 2, 2004 – Hearing in ACLU’s education reform case to continue on August 3

August 25, 2004 – Judge calls for “Continued Progress Towards Constitutional Adequacy” for Baltimore City schoolchildren

August 25, 2004 - Maryland officials seek to end federal consent decree despite persistent constitutional violations at Baltimore jail

September 29, 2004 - ACLU asks Judge to force City, State, school system to comply with court order: Lack of funding harming Baltimore City schoolchildren

October 19, 2004 - New report finds that Marylanders may be erroneously disenfranchised in November elections