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BATON ROUGE, La. — Local organizing groups and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a lawsuit today against the Baton Rouge Police Department for violating the First Amendment rights of demonstrators who were protesting peacefully against the killing of Alton Sterling.
NEW ORLEANS— The ACLU of Louisiana sent its annual reminder to the Superintendents of all Louisiana public school boards today, that they may not legally discriminate against LGBT students’ participation in prom or other school dances.
NEW ORLEANS— Longtime community activist Julie Schwam Harris will receive the 40th 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.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Louisiana filed a class-action lawsuit yesterday evening against the Orleans Parish public defenders’ office and the Louisiana Public Defender Board over the office’s placement of new clients on a waiting list for representation due to a shortage
NEW ORLEANS— The ACLU of Louisiana sent an open letter today to Jefferson Parish Councilmember Ben Zahn, following his comments to The Advocate newspaper on which religions would be welcome a