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.
This October, young leaders and local advocates are coming together to double down on our commitment to securing safe communities that our children can thrive in.
October 2, 2023
The Child Interrogation Protection Act is extremely important in the lives of Black and Brown children throughout Maryland who deserve access to justice too.
September 26, 2023
Yanet Amanuel, Public Policy Director at the ACLU of Maryland, discusses top-lines regarding the Child Interrogation Protection Act in Maryland.
September 19, 2023
What's being called a modern day Indian Removal, The Wild Turkey Clan of the Cedarville Band of Piscataway Indians in Maryland are being forced off their land by the Charles County government - the very land that belongs to the Piscataway Conoy People and that the Band has taken care of for decades.
May 26, 2023
Rising up to challenge their government’s 200-year history of racial oppression and all-white rule, Black voters of the Town of Federalsburg are asking a federal court to grant a preliminary injunction ordering the Town’s all-white government to create new election system.
May 9, 2023
In its 200-year history, the town of Federalsburg, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, has never elected a Black official.
March 14, 2023