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MILWAUKEE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit in the Wisconsin Supreme Court today seeking the release of elderly and vulnerable people from state prisons in order to avoid a dangerous outbreak that would further strain the state’s health care capacity.
MILWAUKEE - Chris Ott, the executive director of the ACLU of Wisconsin, issued the following statement regarding today’s decision to delay in-person voting in the April 7th election:
MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin this week urged county sheriffs to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by declining to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid the ongoing pandemic, calling on them in a letter not to honor voluntary federal detainer requests made by ICE.
MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin today denounced Sheboygan Sheriff Cory Roeseler’s decision to enter into a Warrant Service Officer (WSO) agreement with the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
MILWAUKEE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and a coalition of voting rights advocates today filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Election Commission to demand that all jurisdictions that have canceled early in-person voting promptly restore in-person absentee voting.
MILWAUKEE — The ACLU of Wisconsin has announced the election of a new Board of Directors Executive Committee. The new Executive Committee now includes President Nichole Yunk Todd, Vice President Angela Lang, Treasurer Leslie Fillingham, Secretary William F.