Research & Publications

Josette Blocker tells the story of her nephew Demonte Ward-Blake's experience of the police stopping and searching him based on the smell of marijuana.

A hearing in the case was held on December 14, 2022, and students from the No Boundaries Youth Coalition who lead our local town hall a few days before, attended the hearing and joined us at the courthouse.

Following the 2020 Presidential Election – in the midst of a global pandemic, decennial redistricting, increased mobilization of white supremacists, and threats to democracy, civil rights and civil liberties – many Marylanders exercised their right to vote in the 2022 Midterm Election.

The police stopping and searching anyone based solely on the alleged smell of marijuana is unacceptable. Listen to Ron Williams tell his story.

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

Summer 2022 issue of Free State Liberties, the newsletter by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland and the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland.

ACLU of Maryland 2022 General Assembly Report

This ACLU research report, License to Abuse: How ICE’s 287(g) Program Empowers Racist Sheriffs and Civil Rights Violations, examines the records of sheriff offices and other law enforcement agencies that participate in Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) 287(g) program.

In 2021, the ACLU of Maryland is celebrating a special birthday. It’s our 90th year protecting civil liberties and civil rights, and advancing racial justice.