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Pocomoke City Leaders, Civil Rights, and Police Groups Call on State Prosecutor to Close Case Against Kelvin Sewell

POCOMOKE CITY, MD – More than 1,100 Marylanders, including many from Worcester County and Pocomoke City on the Eastern Shore, have signed

January 31, 2019

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Separation of Church and State

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Maryland, and allied religious and civil rights organizations filed a Supreme Court friend-of-the-court

January 30, 2019

Statement on Police Body Camera Footage, Autopsy in the Disturbing Police-Involved Death of Anton Black

Group Calls for an Independent Investigation by State Prosecutor or U.S. Department of Justice

January 25, 2019

Victory! Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Revises Unconstitutional Immigrant Detention Policy

Revised Policy Ends Three-Hour Detention of Immigrants for ICE

January 24, 2019

Concerned Parents and Civil Rights Organizations Call on the State of Maryland to Provide More Education Funding for Baltimore Schools and Investment in Children of Color

The State of Maryland In Violation of Court Orders Requiring Full Funding for Students in Baltimore City

January 22, 2019

Montgomery County Sheriff’s New Immigrant Detention Policy Unconstitutional, Civil Rights Advocates Charge

Policy of Jailing Individuals Beyond Time of Release for Civil Immigration Matters Violates the Rights of Immigrants and Puts County at Financial Risk

December 19, 2018

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