Publication
Dec 15, 2023
  • Voting Rights and Elections|
  • +5 Issues

Free State Liberties - Winter 2024

Winter 2024 issue of Free State Liberties, the newsletter by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland.
Publication
Dec 13, 2023

We Show Up

For over 90 years, we've been showing up for Marylanders. As 2023 comes to a close, we wish you and those you cherish renewed hope, health, and determination in 2024.
Publication
Dec 7, 2023
  • Voting Rights and Elections|
  • +1 Issue

Wicomico County Voting Rights Press Conference Highlights

Wicomico County has a long and disgraceful history of discrimination against Black residents, evident in pervasive segregation, overt racial polarization throughout the community, and unequal access to education, employment, housing, and government services based on race.
Publication
Oct 26, 2023
  • Voting Rights and Elections|
  • +1 Issue

The Federalsburg Election: History 200 Years in the Making

For 200 years, the town of Federalsburg on Maryland's Eastern Shore has never had a Black elected official. However, all of that changed on a rainy Tuesday evening on September 26, 2023.
Publication
Oct 19, 2023
  • Children's Rights

ACLU-MD Executive Director, Dana Vickers Shelley, visits with Crofton Middle School Changemakers

ACLU of Maryland's Executive Director Dana Vickers Shelley was invited for a second year to speak with the Crofton Middle School Changemakers.
Publication
Oct 2, 2023
  • Children's Rights|
  • +3 Issues

National Youth Justice Action Month: Defending Children’s Rights – Press Conference Highlights

Publication
Sep 26, 2023
  • Children's Rights|
  • +3 Issues

The More You Know: Child Interrogation Protection Act (Part 2)

The Child Interrogation Protection Act is extremely important in the lives of Black and Brown children throughout Maryland who deserve access to justice too.
Publication
Sep 19, 2023
  • Children's Rights|
  • +3 Issues

What is the Child Interrogation Protection Act? (Part 1)

Yanet Amanuel, Public Policy Director at the ACLU of Maryland, discusses top-lines regarding the Child Interrogation Protection Act in Maryland.
Publication
Aug 18, 2023
  • Legal Justice System|
  • +4 Issues

Cannabis Advocacy Toolkit

This toolkit is a conceptual resource for community advocates in Maryland who are working to ensure that racial justice is centered as cannabis (marijuana) is legalized and tax dollars are distributed from the newly legal cannabis market.