News & Commentary
Nov 17, 2017
ACLU of Alaska Says Judges Would Invalidate Crime Law Provision
Legal challenges to legislation passed last week that would revise criminal sentencing could focus on whether one provision is unconstitutional.
Nov 09, 2017
A Letter to State Senators - SB 54 Violates Alaskans' Due Process Rights
Dear Senator:
We at the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska want to ensure each of you are aware of the serious constitutional issues present in Senate Bill 54 as it passed the State House earlier this week.
Nov 03, 2017
Courts won’t Allow SB 91 Rollbacks To Overfill Prisons
With the State House debating Senate Bill 54 and the broader effort to reduce recidivism and improve our state’s criminal justice system, there is one point nobody seems to want to face: if the House puts any more sentencing rollbacks on Senate Bill 54, Alaska will blow right past court-imposed cap.
By Tara A. Rich
Sep 22, 2017
ACLU of Alaska Responds to Sen. Costello’s Call to Repeal SB 91
Senator Mia Costello today announced she is flipping her position on the criminal justice reform package passed in 2016, Senate Bill 91 (SB 91), and now calling for its repeal.
Sep 05, 2017
ACLU of Alaska Statement on Termination of DACA
Anchorage, AK — The Trump administration today announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. The DACA program has served as a critical lifeline for nearly 800,000 young immigrants, or “Dreamers,” who came to this country as children and know the United States as their only home.
Aug 04, 2017
Reproductive Rights Victory for Alaskan Women
In Alaska, 40-year-old restrictions on clinics forced women who needed to terminate a pregnancy after the 1st trimester to leave the state in order to obtain the care they needed. Along with Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights, we filed a lawsuit to challenge the restrictions and allow woment to make their personal, private decisions without governmental interference.
Jul 19, 2017
ACLU of Alaska Seeks Information on Alaska's Compliance with Trump's Election Integrity Commission
Yesterday, the ACLU of Alaska filed an open records request with the Alaska Division of Elections and sent a letter to Lieutenant Governor Mallott, both about Alaska’s compliance with President Trump’s Election Integrity Commission.
Jun 27, 2017
ACLU of Alaska and Disability Law Center of Alaska Ask Murkowski to Oppose BCRA
Today the ACLU of Alaska and the Disability Law Center sent a letter to Sen. Murkowski asking her to stand up for Alaskan families and people with disabilities and oppose the Better Care Reconciliation Act.
Jun 14, 2017
State, ACLU join forces in effort to reduce use of solitary confinement in Alaska prisons
We're joining forces with the Alaska Department of Corrections to reduce the use of solitary confinement in Alaska's prisons.Alaska Dispatch News --- The Alaska Department of Corrections will join the American Civil Liberties U
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