ACLU of Maryland exists to empower Marylanders to exercise their rights so that the law values and uplifts their humanity. Our vision is Maryland’s people are united in affirming and exercising their rights in order to address inequities and fulfill the country’s unrealized promise of justice and freedom for all.
There is no data that police stopping and searching people for the allege smell of marijuana is an effective tool in seizing guns.
February 8, 2024
The Maryland Coalition for Justice Police Accountability, the ACLU of Maryland, the Silver Spring Justice Coalition, and Vanderbilt Law School held a press conference outside of the Montgomery County Circuit Court before a court hearing related to the
January 10, 2024
For over 90 years, we've been showing up for Marylanders. As 2023 comes to a close, we wish you and those you cherish renewed hope, health, and determination in 2024.
December 13, 2023
Wicomico County has a long and disgraceful history of discrimination against Black residents, evident in pervasive segregation, overt racial polarization throughout the community, and unequal access to education, employment, housing, and government services based on race.
December 7, 2023
For 200 years, the town of Federalsburg on Maryland's Eastern Shore has never had a Black elected official. However, all of that changed on a rainy Tuesday evening on September 26, 2023.
October 26, 2023
ACLU of Maryland's Executive Director Dana Vickers Shelley was invited for a second year to speak with the Crofton Middle School Changemakers.
October 19, 2023