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Get All the Facts on Children’s Due Process Rights
Defend the Childhood Interrogation Protection and Juvenile Justice Reform Acts.
By Neydin Milián
Time to Put an End to the Racist War on Marijuana
Marylanders and people across the nation have overwhelmingly voiced that there needs to be an end to the war on marijuana.
By Neydin Milián
Children Won’t Just Get Candy While Trick Or Treatin’, They’ll Get New Legal Protections This Month Too
It’s that time again. Spooky season. But there are new laws taking effect this month that are definitely NOT spooky. And, they’re great news for children in Maryland too!
By Neydin Milián
In Maryland, we’re defending the humanity of immigrants
OpEd originally published in The Washington Post
By Nick Taichi Steiner
2021 Freedom Ride: What Can the Past Teach Us?
Civil rights leaders, religious officials, activists, and elected officials take a “Freedom Ride” from Annapolis to Ocean City.
By Neydin Milián
Opinion: End Md.’s Partnership With ICE Once and For All
By Dana Vickers Shelley, Executive Director, ACLU of Maryland; and Gustavo Torres, Executive Director, CASA
By Dana Vickers Shelley
The Promise of Parole Should Be Honored
A Mother Has Waited Half a Century to See Her Son Be Paroled
By Neydin Milián
Opinion: Interrogation of Children Should Be Part of Police Reform Discussion
Typically, a child can let you know what kind of pizza to order for dinner and what flavor of soda to go with it. But if that child is put in a cold dark room with three law enforcement officers to be questioned about a robbery or murder that they have no knowledge of, there must be an adult in the room to protect the child’s best interest before they answer questions in a way that could change their life forever.
By Justin Nalley
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