ACLU of Louisiana
@ACLUofLouisiana
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We defend the rights of ALL Louisianians. Join us at https://t.co/6sTebwFYco | Learn about our work to put racist policing on trial at https://t.co/VjfDLnsbIm
New Orleans, LA
Joined November 2009
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order to reargue the case of Louisiana v. Callais and will issue an order scheduling the argument and specifying any additional questions that will need to be addressed in the case.
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Watch ACLU Louisiana’s Legal Director, Nora Ahmed, in @MorePerfectUS’s investigation into private prisons to understand the horrific human rights abuses happening under our noses.
NEW: We talked to detainees and prison guards about the violent conditions at private prisons. "In these places, human rights don't exist. You don't even exist as a human," one former detainee told us. Meanwhile, the CEO of private prison company CoreCivic hoards $20 million.
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On Monday, the ACLU of Louisiana team joined a coalition of other justice-focused organizations to descend on the State Capitol for the Reclaiming Justice Lobby Day. It was powerful to see so many people who want to change the justice system for the better come together!
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Today, a bicameral congressional delegation visited Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk who have been unlawfully detained by ICE in Louisiana. ACLU of Louisiana’s Alanah Odoms joined on the trip. @RepTroyCarter @BennieGThompson @RepPressley @RepMcGovern @EdMarkey
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RT @ACLUTx: Neither Darryl George nor any student should have their education disrupted because of the way they wear their hair — and they….
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RT @NAACP_LDF: Black people make up 1/3 of Louisiana’s total population yet are disproportionately underrepresented in the state legislatur….
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In the face of Donald Trump’s election, we are not backing down. Join us:
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SB2 is making it's way through the leg and we need YOU to contact your reps. SB2 would expand the ability to try children as adults for any crime, enabling children to potentially face adult courts for petty offenses like shoplifting or vandalism.
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We're hiring! Become a pivotal member of our team in our fight to protect the civil rights and liberties of Louisianians. Get started:
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RT @ACLU: BREAKING: A federal court blocked a Louisiana law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, ru….
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RT @americansunited: BREAKING: A federal district court blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments law that requires all public schools to display a….
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🚨BREAKING🚨.In a victory for religious freedom, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today in Rev. Roake v. Brumley, prohibiting implementation of a new law that requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
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In the wake of Trump's election win, dozens of Black people across the country, including Louisiana, received racist texts about slavery. The following is a statement in response to racist messages shared, including a letter mailed to the ACLU of Louisiana's office.
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Our Political Director, Jabarie Walker, testified in support of the program last week:
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Yesterday, the New Orleans City Council took an important step towards protecting our most vulnerable communities in passing a municipal ID card program. Read our statement on the program's passage:
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Read our statement in response to state agencies forcibly removing unhoused residents ahead of Taylor Swift concerts: .
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NEW ORLEANS – ACLU of Louisiana Executive Director Alanah Odoms shares the following statement in response to multiple state agencies’ forced removal of roughly 75 unhoused residents, despite
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We're proud to represent the daughter of Mr. Jabari Asante-Chioke, a 52‑year‑old Black man killed by police in 2021. These records belong to the public, not kept in secrecy by Louisiana State Police.
Louisiana State Police ordered to release records related to 2021 shooting that led to wrongful death lawsuit. @ByPiperHutch reports
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