Press Releases
about Capital Punishment
Feb 07, 2025
North Carolina Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty in Landmark Case
RALEIGH, N.C. – In a landmark case, a North Carolina judge ruled today that race played an impermissible role in jury selection for Hasson Bacote, a Black man who challenged his ...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Jan 30, 2025
ACLU Urges Utah Supreme Court to Allow People on Death Row to Challenge Execution Methods
SALT LAKE CITY — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Utah filed an amicus brief in the Utah Supreme Court today urging the court to uphold the Utah Constitution’s pr...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Court case: Menzies v. Utah Department of Corrections
Jan 08, 2025
Hearings Conclude in Historic Challenge to the Death Penalty and Death Qualification in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The death penalty in Kansas is racist, unconstitutional, and irretrievably broken, said witnesses in a series of hearings challenging the state’s use of ca...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Dec 31, 2024
Petitioner in Landmark Racial Justice Case in North Carolina Receives Commutation of Death Sentence from Gov. Roy Cooper
Hasson Bacote is one of 15 people on North Carolina’s death row who had their sentences commuted by the Governor
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Dec 23, 2024
ACLU Celebrates President Biden’s Historic Federal Death Row Commutations
National leaders and organizations across the political and faith spectrums joined the ACLU in calling on Biden to commute federal death sentences
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Dec 09, 2024
Over 130 Civil and Human Rights Organizations Call on President Biden to Commute Federal Death Sentences
WASHINGTON – More than 130 civil and human rights organizations, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International USA, Southern Poverty Law Center, and the NAACP ...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
![Image of the Statue of Liberty](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/liberty-aclu-vision.png)
About the ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on national issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to ACLU lawsuits.
To schedule an interview with an ACLU expert, email media@aclu.org.
Contact an ACLU Affiliate
![Map of the United States](https://www.aclu.dev/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/us-map.png)
The ACLU has 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states' priority civil rights issues.
Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ACLU state affiliate.