Press Releases

Family, Supporters File Federal Suit Charging Wrongful Death, Cover Up in Police Killing of Anton Black, a 19-Year-Old Black Teenager

White Officers, Local Officials and State Medical Examiner Colluded to Avoid Accountability

December 17, 2020

Baltimore Right to Education Legal Team Pushes Governor, State Leaders to Support Students’ Right to an Education

Today, the Bradford v.

December 16, 2020

ACLU Comment on Federal Appeals Court Decision in Aerial Surveillance Case in Baltimore

BALTIMORE — A U.S.

November 5, 2020

Statewide Voting Rights Coalition Urges Patience as Ballots are Counted

MARYLAND -- The state-wide coalition Everyone Votes Maryland has been working tirelessly throughout the 2020 congressional 7^th District Special Election, Primary, and now General Election to ensure that every Marylander knows their rights when it comes to voti

November 4, 2020

Repeal of LEOBR, Reform of MPIA, Limit to Use of Force Necessary to Ensure Police Accountability

ANNAPOLIS, MD – As the Maryland General Assembly workgroup on police reform and accountability gets closer to deciding its recommendations for the 2021 legislative session, the Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountability is making clear that it is necessary to pass legislation to rep

October 15, 2020

DOJ Announces $1.2 Million Settlement of Racial Discrimination Lawsuit in Pocomoke City, Maryland

The Plaintiffs, Three Black Police Officers, Were Represented by Wiley, Washington Lawyers’ Committee, and ACLU of Maryland

October 8, 2020