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ACLU Applauds Approval of House Bill 1613 – Traffic & Pedestrian Stop Data Collection – by IL Senate Criminal Law Committee
Last night, the Illinois Senate Criminal Law Committee approved House Bill 1613, a measure that would make permanent the current practice of collecting data about every traffic stop conducted by police in the State of Illinois.
ACLU Welcomes Introduction of Legislation to Regulate Marijuana in Illinois
The following can be attributed to Khadine Bennett, Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois:
ACLU Statement on Federal court approval of plan to overhaul of inadequate health care in Illinois prisons
Earlier today, U.S. District Court Judge Luis Alonso gave final approval to a consent decree in Lippert v. Baldwin. The decree was part of a settlement reached earlier this year.
Transgender Prisoners’ Lives at Risk Due to Gross Inadequacies in the Medical Care Provided at Illinois Prisons
Experts say IDOC “lacks expertise and understanding,” makes decisions about life-saving medical care by committee vote
ACLU & Planned Parenthood Praise Kansas Supreme Court Striking Down Unconstitutional Abortion Ban, Urge Passage of Reproductive Health Act in Springfield
Earlier today, the Kansas Supreme Court struck down a 2015 ban on one of the safest abortion procedures. The dangerous ban passed in the Kansas legislature has been replicated in other states around the country.