Press Releases

Calvert Sheriff Agrees to Produce Overdue Policing Records Free-of-Charge

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”

January 8, 2025

Question E Victory Gives Baltimoreans New Voice in Police Accountability

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

November 21, 2024

Civil Rights Organizations Defending Public Education for Baltimore City Schoolchildren Respond to Maryland Appellate Court’s Recent Ruling

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.

November 20, 2024

Nonpartisan Voting Rights Organizations Unite to Provide Hotlines, Resources, and Rides to the Polls

Everyone Votes Maryland and Expand the Ballot, Expand the Vote Coalition includes ACLU, Common Cause, NAACP, League of Women Voters, Disability Rights Maryland, League of Conservation Voters, Life After Release, Maryland Justice Project and more

November 1, 2024

Federal Court Blocks University of Maryland’s Unconstitutional ‘Expressive Event’ Ban

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

October 1, 2024

Free Speech Organizations Urge University of Maryland to Lift Unconstitutional ‘Expressive Event’ Ban

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

September 26, 2024