The ACLU priorities for the 2024 Session of the General Assembly are removing criminal penalties for marijuana, enacting independent investigatory powers for Police Accountability Boards, passing a Maryland Voting Rights Act, and defending the right of children to a lawyer.

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

Speakers highlight the importance of the Child Interrogation Protection Act, amid apparent increasing non-compliance by police.

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.

Progress Made to Establish Community Repair and Reinvestment Fund

A group of twenty-seven Maryland-based groups sent an open letter to Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Adrienne Jones to demonstrate their united support for a racial justice-centered approach to legalizing marijuana in our Maryland.

Mayor Scott is Weakening Police Accountability in Baltimore by Opposing Support of SB441/HB991