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Aug 12, 2020

It's Way Past Time to Fix Policing. What Stands in Our Way?

Those 8 minutes and 15 seconds are indelibly etched into our minds. That’s at least how long police officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on George Floyd’s neck, leaning with his entire body weight, visibly...

Man wearing "I Can't Breathe" tshirt stands in front of George Floyd memorial with fists raised.

Aug 4, 2020

ACLU Seeks Information on Government’s Aerial Surveillance of Protesters

Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

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Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

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Jul 27, 2020

Incarcerated People are Still Dying of COVID-19, and We’re Still Fighting to Save Them

Somil Trivedi, Former Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

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Somil Trivedi, Former Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

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Jul 21, 2020

The Looming Unspoken Crisis: How a Pandemic Exacerbates the Unjust Exclusions Wrought by the Criminal System

Amreeta Mathai, Former Staff Attorney, ACLU’s Racial Justice Program

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Amreeta Mathai, Former Staff Attorney, ACLU’s Racial Justice Program

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A detainee sits at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego.

Jun 26, 2020

Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away With Murder

Somil Trivedi, Former Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

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Somil Trivedi, Former Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

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Protesters hold a banner that says, "Prosecute Killer Cops" in front of Los Angeles City Hall during the demonstration.

Jun 25, 2020

Body Cameras and the George Floyd Protests

Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

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Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project

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