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ACLU of Louisiana Statement on Revelations that NOPD Lied About the Use of Racially Biased Facial Recognition Technology

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana today condemned the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) after an investigation by The Lens revealed that the department had been secretly employing facial recognition technology through “state and federal partners."
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology

ACLU of Louisiana Demands Full Transparency and Independent Investigation into Death of Black Teenager in St. Mary Parish

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana today demanded a full, independent investigation into the death of Quawan “Bobby” Charles
Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Supreme Court Vacates Decision Holding Protest Organizer Liable for Injuries Caused by Unidentified Attendees at Baton Rouge Protest

NEW YORK — The U.S. Supreme Court today vacated a lower court ruling that the American Civil Liberties Union had appealed in a First Amendment case about a Black Lives Matter protest.
Issue Areas: Racial Justice, Free Speech

Poll Shows New Orleanians Want Their Next DA to Support Justice Reforms and Combat Mass Incarceration 

NEW ORLEANS – With a new poll conducted by HIT Strategies showing widespread support for justice reforms and measures to combat mass incarceration, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana has launched a DA candidate dashboard.

ACLU of Louisiana Demands Halt to NOPD Crackdown on Street Performers 

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana today demanded an immediate halt to the New Orleans Police Department’s crackdown on street performers in the French Quarter.
Issue Areas: Free Speech

ACLU of Louisiana Files Brief Supporting Asylum for Gay Refugee Fleeing anti-LGBTQ Violence in Ghana

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals asking the Court to hold, once and for all, that LGBTQ+ people subject to persecution in their home countries are protected under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights