by Press | Oct 20, 2020 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The public deserves to know the names of officers involved in violence against civilians and to watch camera footage from those events, argues the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in an amicus brief filed Monday in the D.C. Superior...
by Press | Apr 23, 2020 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOUSTON (April 23, 2020) – Following a district court’s decision to halt enforcement of Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order, GA-13—an order prohibiting the release of certain individuals from jail on personal bond—the Texas Supreme Court today...
by Press | Apr 20, 2020 | Press Releases
Washington, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Ramos v. Louisiana, finding that the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a unanimous verdict applies to the states through the Fourteenth...
by Press | Apr 20, 2020 | Newsclips
“Racism infects virtually every stage of our criminal justice system, and non-unanimous jury verdict schemes opened the door for disproportionately high rates of convictions of African Americans, particularly in Louisiana,” said Kristen Clarke, president...
