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Savage v. Pocomoke City
The complaint alleges that Chief Sewell's dismissal on July 1, 2015, was motivated by his refusal to terminate Officer Savage and Officer Green, who had previously filed discrimination complaints with the...
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Over the years, legal staff have worked to build a more just Maryland one lawsuit at a time, with cases ranging from challenges to racially discriminatory election systems, leading to election of the first Black candidates to state and local offices on the Eastern Shore; to spearheading an innovative state constitutional challenge to underfunding of Baltimore’s education system that steals the futures of Black and Brown children; to filing the nation’s first civil lawsuit challenging police racial profiling on America’s highways; to working with people imprisoned since childhood for a second chance at freedom, long-since earned.
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The complaint alleges that Chief Sewell's dismissal on July 1, 2015, was motivated by his refusal to terminate Officer Savage and Officer Green, who had previously filed discrimination complaints with the...
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The ACLU remains concerned about the significant expansion of Baltimore City's youth curfew, which has been passed by the City Council and signed by the Mayor.
As you know, many organizations...
UPDATE: The ACLU of Maryland is proud to announce that Mrs. Brewer will get to see her great grandson and grandson for the holidays. State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks has filed a motion to temporarily...