Press Releases - 2006
December 19, 2006 - ACLU Hails Maryland High Court Ruling that State’s Lethal Injected Procedure Violates Law
December 4, 2006 - ACLU and Equality Maryland Urge Maryland High Court to Strike Down Law; Banning Same-Sex Couples from Marriage
December 1, 2006 - Federal Judge Denies Attempt to Dismiss Illegal Arrests Lawsuit; Affirms Right of Wronged Individuals to Have Their Day in Court
November 30, 2006 - Maryland Psychologists, Social Workers, and Child Welfare Advocates Speak Out in Support of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples
November 8, 2006 - Civil Rights Organizations Appeal Absentee Ballot Deadline Decision; Ask that Ballots Postmarked on Election Day Be Counted
November 4, 2006 - Civil Rights Organizations Seek Extended Deadline for Absentee Ballots; Concerned by State Board of Elections' Reluctance to Act
November 2, 2006 - ACLU-MD Joins with National Election Protection Coalition to Launch Hotline, Protect the Right to Vote in Maryland
October 31, 2006 - Maryland Voting Rights Groups Applaud Attorney Letter of Advice: Election Judge “Noshows” Do Not Require Shutting Down Polling Sites
August 29, 2006 - ACLU Seeks Information on Government Spying of Baltimore Peace Groups; May Be Part of Disturbing National Trend
August 8, 2006 - A Helping Hand Prevails in US District Court; Jury Hands Verdict to Methadone Treatment Clinic
August 3, 2006 - High Court Unanimously Rules that Pregnancy Prosecutions Are Illegal; Reverses Convictions of Women
July 6, 2006 - ACLU Disappointed in New York High Court Decision Denying Marriage Protections for Same-Sex Couples
June 15, 2006 - ACLU, NAACP File Class Action Lawsuit Over Illegal Arrests in Baltimore City; Propose Remedy Plan to Help Fix Rights Violations
May 11, 2006 - PJC, ACLU-MD Applaud Court of Appeals Ruling in Favor of Open Government, Free Information, and the Rights of Incarcerated Persons
April 6, 2006 - ACLU in Court Over Pregnancy Prosecution; Group Joined by Doctors, Drug Treatment Providers, Public Health Advocates, Women’s Rights Organizations, and Former Law Enforcement Officials
March 7, 2006 - ACLU Condemns Legislative Attempt to Remove State Judge as Reckless, Frivolous
January 20, 2006 - ACLU challenges Maryland’s death penalty regulations; Seeks to block executions until State complies with the law
January 20, 2006 - Maryland Court Says State Cannot Bar Same-Sex Couples from Marriage Protections
January 12, 2006 - New Documents Reveal Maryland MVA Pessimistic on Federal Driver’s License Law
January 11, 2006 - ACLU Calls for Override on Vetoed Voting Rights
Bills; Says Ehrlich’s Election Commission Report Sacrifices Rights to Politics
January 10, 2006 - ACLU Announces Opposition to Alito Nomination; Group Concerned by Alito’s Embrace of Expansive Executive Authority and Troubling Civil Liberties Record
January 5, 2006 - ACLU SENDS HUNDREDS OF “BUSTCARDS” TO CITY POLICE; COMMISSIONER HAMM INTENDS TO DISTRIBUTE CARDS TO OFFICERS
