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Through direct legal representation and community advocacy, Justice Lab: Putting Racist Policing on Trial™ aims to create a partnership among directly-impacted people, communities, private law firms, and legal clinics to challenge racially discriminatory policing practices in Louisiana.
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ACLU of Louisiana Demands Department Of Justice Investigation Into Louisiana State Police Racist Misconduct
NEW ORLEANS – In a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the US Department of Justice, the ACLU of Louisiana today called for a pattern or practice investigation into misconduct by the Louisiana State Police (LSP). The demand comes after growing concern over LSP’s pattern of targeting and using objectively unreasonable force against Black […]
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ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab Sues City Of Eunice, Police Chief After Whistleblower Exposes Corruption Within Police Department
Lieutenant Michael Dunn says department used excessive force, ignored medical needs of incarcerated people NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, alongside Sidley Austin LLP, filed a lawsuit against the City of Eunice, Louisiana, its Chief of Police, and additional employees of the Eunice Police Department on behalf of employee Lieutenant Michael Dunn. Through […]
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ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab Sues St. Tammany Deputies for Choking a Black Woman Over False Traffic Violation
NEW ORLEANS – As part of its Justice Lab campaign, the ACLU of Louisiana, alongside Reid Collins & Tsai LLP, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Teliah Perkins, a Black woman from Slidell, Louisiana, against two St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies for violently arresting Ms. Perkins at her own home in response to a minor traffic […]
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ACLU of Louisiana Sues Police Officers for Unconstitutional and Unlawful Excessive Force Against Homeless Black Woman
NEW ORLEANS – As part of its Justice Lab campaign, the ACLU of Louisiana is suing two East Jefferson Levee District police officers for using unnecessary violent force against a 54-year-old Black woman. On April 6, 2020, officers Robert Tewis and Kirt Arnold approached Ms. Deanna Thomas in a public park and demanded that she […]
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ACLU of Louisiana Files Four Lawsuits, Investigating Nearly 40 Claims of Racist Policing
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 […]
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Putting Racist Policing on Trial, In Every Case
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.
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ACLU of Louisiana Seeking Plaintiffs to Challenge Racist Policing Practices in Louisiana
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.
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Leaders of the Private Bar Join ACLU of Louisiana Litigation Campaign Against Racist Policing Practices
By focusing intensive efforts on a single state, Justice Lab aims to test the impact that litigation has on police conduct.
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ACLU of Louisiana Plans Intensive Litigation Effort Against Racist Policing
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.
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Latest News
ACLU of Louisiana Demands Department Of Justice Investigation Into Louisiana State Police Racist Misconduct
NEW ORLEANS – In a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the US Department of Justice, the ACLU of Louisiana today called for a pattern or practice investigation into misconduct by the Louisiana State Police (LSP). The demand comes after growing concern over LSP’s pattern of targeting and using objectively unreasonable force against Black […]
Read More
ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab Sues City Of Eunice, Police Chief After Whistleblower Exposes Corruption Within Police Department
Lieutenant Michael Dunn says department used excessive force, ignored medical needs of incarcerated people NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, alongside Sidley Austin LLP, filed a lawsuit against the City of Eunice, Louisiana, its Chief of Police, and additional employees of the Eunice Police Department on behalf of employee Lieutenant Michael Dunn. Through […]
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ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab Sues St. Tammany Deputies for Choking a Black Woman Over False Traffic Violation
NEW ORLEANS – As part of its Justice Lab campaign, the ACLU of Louisiana, alongside Reid Collins & Tsai LLP, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Teliah Perkins, a Black woman from Slidell, Louisiana, against two St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies for violently arresting Ms. Perkins at her own home in response to a minor traffic […]
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ACLU of Louisiana Sues Police Officers for Unconstitutional and Unlawful Excessive Force Against Homeless Black Woman
NEW ORLEANS – As part of its Justice Lab campaign, the ACLU of Louisiana is suing two East Jefferson Levee District police officers for using unnecessary violent force against a 54-year-old Black woman. On April 6, 2020, officers Robert Tewis and Kirt Arnold approached Ms. Deanna Thomas in a public park and demanded that she […]
Read More
ACLU of Louisiana Files Four Lawsuits, Investigating Nearly 40 Claims of Racist Policing
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 […]
Read More
Putting Racist Policing on Trial, In Every Case
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.