Maryland officially enacted the Second Look Act (HB 853), an important step to giving incarcerated individuals sentenced as emerging adults a meaningful opportunity to seek sentence modification after demonstrating their rehabilitation and transformation.

The ACLU of Maryland is calling on state legislators to vote in favor of the Maryland Second Look Act (HB 853)

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

On November 12, the Appellate Court of Maryland dismissed a lawsuit brought on behalf of families with children in Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPSS) challenging the State’s chronic failure to provide sufficient funding to ensure the city’s students receive an adequate education.

ACLU, FIRE, and Knight Institute say decision is an important victory for students’ First Amendment rights

In Friend-of-the-Court Brief, ACLU, FIRE, and Knight Institute Argue UMD’s 10/7 Expressive Event Ban Violates Students’ First Amendment Rights

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).

As the school system considers its response to the ACLU’s letter, Howard County for a Free Palestine, Our Revolution Howard County, ACLU-MD, and CAIR-MD will be holding a press conference to demand immediate action from HCPSS.