Press Releases

Community Organizations Express Concern Over Public Safety Committee’s Decision on Freedom to Leave Act

Community organizations and local advocate members of the Decriminalize Montgomery County Campaign held a press conference to express their concerns over the Public Safety Committee's 2-1 unfavorable decision on the Freedom to Leave Act (Bill 2-24).

Facial Recognition “Lineups” Not Enough for Probable Cause, Says ACLU to State Police

MSP Developing Model Statewide Facial Recognition Policy that Needs to Protect Marylander’s Rights

Elected Officials, Police Accountability Groups Defend Anton’s Law Before Court Hearing

Calling for police transparency and accountability, the Maryland Coalition for Justice Police Accountability (MCJPA), the ACLU of Maryland, the Silver Spring Justice Coalition, and Vanderbilt Law School today held a press conference before a court hearing.

Anton Black Family and Justice Coalition Secure Settlement with Maryland Medical Examiner

Reforms Will Bring Greater Transparency and Accountability, in Memory of Eastern Shore Teenager Killed By Police

Court Rules Calvert Sheriff Wrongfully Charged Thousands in Fees for Public Information

In a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland under the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA), the Baltimore City Circuit Court ruled this week that Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans acted unlawfully by refusing to release public records about police search practices u
Court Cases: ACLU v. Calvert County

Police Accountability Coalition Defends Anton’s Law from Fraternal Order of Police's Secretive and Unacceptable Court Challenge

Elected and community leaders held a press conference before a court hearing about the dangerous legal effort made by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 (FOP) in Montgomery County to gut Anton’s Law, which would block the public’s hard-earned access to police misconduct records.

Anton Black Family, Justice Coalition Reveal New Evidence of Systemic Cover Up by Maryland Medical Examiners in Police Killings of Eastern Shore Teenager, Others

The family of Anton Black and the Coalition for Justice for Anton Black disclose extensive new evidence supporting their misconduct charges against the state, former chief Medical Examiner Dr. David Fowler, and other medical examiners, including evidence of wrongdoing in the death investigation.