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In November 2016, after a series of unconstitutional law enforcement reactions to protest over the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, law enforcement entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with five organizations that filed suit regarding the treatment of peaceful protesters.
NEW ORLEANS — Longtime community activist Deon Haywood will receive the 41st Annual Ben Smith Award from the ACLU of Louisiana. This award honors people who have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of civil liberties in Louisiana.
LAFAYETTE, La. — In an action to protect the rights to photograph and the privacy of cellphones, the ACLU of Louisiana filed suit today on behalf of a Lafayette mother who took photographs of a Lafayette police vehicle.
NEW ORLEANS — Yesterday the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana filed a "friend-of-the-court" Amicus Brief in the case Vo v. Gee, challenging a state law that denies marriage licenses to foreign-born residents because of their inability to produce a birth certificate.
NEW ORLEANS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a Freedom of Information Act request today with its local U.S.
NEW ORLEANS – In a conference yesterday before U.S.