Press Releases

Maryland Immigrant Rights Coalition Sues ICE Over Warrantless ‘Arrest First, Ask Questions Later’ Policy

The preliminary injunction requested in the lawsuit would prohibit ICE from continuing this practice during the litigation. The case is co-counseled by the National Immigration Project, the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, and the ACLU of Maryland.

ACLU of Maryland Releases Years-Long Database and Report on Police Killings in Maryland

Report confirms decades-long pattern of systemic and institutional failures that led to preventable and unnecessarily deadly police encounters.

Woman Wrongly Jailed for Months Based on Faulty Facial Recognition Technology Demands Apology from Maryland Police Departments

In the letters sent by the ACLU, Kimberlee Williams also lays out the reforms needed to help ensure this never happens to someone else

Transparency Prevails in Defense of Anton’s Law

Court Rejects Police Effort to Block Misconduct Records, Affirming Public’s Right to Transparency Under Anton’s Law

Family Members, ACLU Hail Maryland Audit, Urge Governor to Include Community in Medical Examiner Task Force

Audit confirms decades-long pattern of evidence suppression by Maryland Office of Chief Medical Examiner in police killings of Anton Black, Tyrone West, and others.

Calvert Sheriff Agrees to Produce Overdue Policing Records Free-of-Charge

Calvert Sheriff Agrees to Produce Overdue Policing Records Free-of-Charge, Pay Legal Fees to ACLU, After Appeals Court Rejects Government Position as “Sheer Nonsense”

Question E Victory Gives Baltimoreans New Voice in Police Accountability

Question E Ratification Secures Local Control of BPD, After a 12-year Campaign

ACLU of Maryland Statement on HB 814/SB 744; House Hearing Today

ACLU, Allies Supporting Effective, Restorative Solutions for Children in Need of Support

ACLU of Maryland Statement Opposing Bill to Reinstate Marijuana Odor Searches

ACLU, MCJPA Advocating to End Criminal Penalties for Marijuana