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NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today hailed the Louisiana Legislature’s passage of Senate Bill 146, which will limit the practice of jailing sexual assault and domestic violence victims by prosecutors.
The Louisiana Senate today voted 30-6 in favor of House Bill 518, which reforms the state’s unjust, expensive and out-of-step habitual offender statute by eliminating certain first-time, nonviolent offenses from later being eligible for sentencing enhancements.
The SPLC and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed suit today against the Trump administration for categorically denying release to hundreds of people who are languishing in immigration prisons after lawfully seeking asylum in the United States.
BATON ROUGE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following statement regarding the 6 week abortion ban passed by the Louisiana Legislature today.
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today announced the winners of its first Joe Cook Memorial Essay Contest: Marc Barnes, Hannah Barback, and Reggie Bartholomew.
NEW ORLEANS – Civil rights groups today hailed a ruling by Civil District Court Judge Ethel Julian ordering the City of New Orleans to comply with a public records request for the locations of the city’s crime cameras.