Campaigns & Initiatives

The ACLU of Maryland will oppose unlawful efforts to shut down and chill non-discriminatory speech by Marylanders who are supportive of AMEMSA and other BIPOC communities whose views do not align with the government’s political stance on Gaza, Palestine more generally, and/or Israel.

Real public safety for all requires community control of police. That is why the ACLU and our partners in MCJPA are strongly advocating for state legislation to award these powers to PABs around the state.

Police officers on Maryland's Eastern Shore killed Anton Black, a 19-year-old, on the afternoon of September 15, 2018.

Despite outspoken community concerns, in late December 2021, the Baltimore County Council passed, by unanimous vote, an unfair and racially discriminatory election plan. The Council plan clearly violates the Voting Rights Act.