Not an isolated incident: Video of violent arrest heightens calls for more scrutiny of CCSD police
Black students disproportionately pushed into school-to-prison pipeline.
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To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice
The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in Riverside County.
The Best Decision: How Abortion Changed These Lives for the Better
Years later, 16 people reflect on how their abortions allowed them to continue their education, build a career, and lay a stronger foundation for becoming a parent at a later time of their choosing.
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LAWSUIT: SEVEN FIREFIGHTERS BADLY BURNED AS PART OF FORCED LABOR DURING INCARCERATION
Serious injuries were the result of deliberate indifference by NDOC and NDF.
ACLU OF NEVADA TO ARGUE COURT ACCESS CASE BEFORE NEVADA SUPREME COURT ON THURSDAY
ACLU of Nevada attorneys will appear before an en banc panel of the Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday in Carson City to argue that the public has a right to access our courts under the First Amendment.
State Pharmacy Board Will Continue Fight to Keep Cannabis a Crime
In September, Clark County Judge Joe Hardy ruled that including cannabis on the state’s list of Schedule 1 controlled substances violates the Nevada Constitution. The Nevada Board of Pharmacy has filed a...
Police in Schools
With a police presence comes an increase in police-student interactions, which can lead to traumatizing confrontations. As a student you have rights when it comes to dealing with law enforcement and school officers.
In the courts
Incarcerated firefighters deserve safety and respect! We're suing on behalf of seven firefighters who were forced to continue working by the Nevada Department of Corrections and Nevada Department of Forestry, and suffered severe burns and injuries.
Leavitt v. Nevada
We're suing on behalf of seven incarcerated firefighters who were badly burned while forced to continue working by NDOC and NDF.
