Press Releases

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

Teen Leaders, Local Advocates Launch National Youth Justice Action Month in Baltimore

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

Circuit Court Decision Finds, Despite Evidence of Chronic Underfunding, Baltimore City Public Schools Receives “Constitutionally Adequate” Funding from State of Maryland

The decision from the Court in the Bradford case, which spans three decades, leaves another generation of schoolchildren in Baltimore City Public Schools without the equitable funding needed for a quality education

Black Voters, Advocates Challenge Election System in Eastern Shore Town Shamefully Marking Bicentennial with Continued All-White Government

Seven Black voters joined today with the Caroline County Branch of the NAACP and the Caucus of African American Leaders to file suit in federal district court in Baltimore under the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Guardians Sue Maryland Seeking Limits on and Oversight of the Use of Powerful Psychotropic Medications for Children in Foster Care

Disability Rights Maryland, the ACLU of Maryland, Children’s Rights, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of minor children in the State’s foster care system who are given one or more psychotropic medications.
Court Cases: Y.A. v. Padilla