Empowering Communities to stop police violence

Justice Lab program launches new website featuring police violence heatmap as more than 200 Louisiana residents complain of misconduct FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 4, 2021 NEW ORLEANS – Justice Lab, the ACLU of Louisiana’s litigation and advocacy campaign against racist policing, has filed four lawsuits challenging police misconduct to date, with more than 30 additional cases […]

Americans across the political spectrum are recognizing that racist policing is not the result of a few “bad apples.” It is a systemic issue that demands transformational reform and a fundamental reimagining of what public safety looks like.

As part of a sweeping new initiative to challenge racist policing, the ACLU of Louisiana is asking people victimized by racist policing to come forward as potential plaintiffs to challenge these unconstitutional practices.

By focusing intensive efforts on a single state, Justice Lab aims to test the impact that litigation has on police conduct.

The ACLU of Louisiana today announced plans for an intensive litigation effort to challenge racially discriminatory policing practices and combat police violence against people of color.