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Marylanders Took Action on Lobby Day 2023
ACLU staff and their family members, activists, students, community leaders, and concerned residents from all corners of Maryland came together to meet with their state legislators in Annapolis and advocate for a better Maryland for each other.
By Neydin Milián
Opinion: To protect Black lives, Maryland’s new leaders must act swiftly to expose and prevent police-involved deaths
The brutal killing of Tyre Nichols is yet another example of police violence against Black people, and again raises the familiar question: What will it take to end it? In Maryland, let’s start with the truth.
By Sonia Kumar
Checklist of What Your Child Needs to Succeed Academically
As children around Maryland return to schools after winter break, it is our duty to ensure they have everything they need to succeed academically. The State of Maryland’s constitution guarantees that right, after all!
By Neydin Milián
Opinion: Baltimore County Police subvert Anton’s Law, accountability objectives
New department policy runs counter to law to hold police accountable for use of lethal force
By Lorena Magdalena Diaz
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
Opinion: Running from the police is not a crime
If a Black man runs from the police when they pull into his neighborhood, is that evidence of guilt or a rational act of self-preservation?
By Deborah Jeon
Your Guide to the 2023 Maryland General Assembly Session
Make a difference to our laws
By Neydin Milián, Yanet Amanuel
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