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The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, along with 11 other community organizations and leaders, have asked for greater public input and transparency in the confirmation process for nominees to the Milwaukee Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. We believe that regardless of the nominee, the FPC will be better able to carry out its important oversight and auditing functions if the nomination process enhances public confidence in the Commission.   The text of the letter sent to the Common Council's President and Public Safety Committee Chair is below.

A proposed ordinance that would all but eliminate fines for possessing a small amount of marijuana in Milwaukee sparked a debate Thursday about racial disparities in the criminal justice system. Study after study has

Voting rights advocates are hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will take up Wisconsin’s voter ID law, one of the most stringent in the country.

Successful community policing is built on positive relationships between law-enforcement officials and the public. So the results of a recent ACLU of Wisconsin survey about attitudes among Milwaukeeans toward the police are concerning.

ACLU of Wisconsin Executive Director, Chris Ahmuty, appeared on CNN's NEW DAY which aired December 23, 2014 - 06:00   ET

Former Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney will not face charges in the April shooting death of Dontre Hamilton, an African American man. The decision triggered another round of protests from people who want to see Manney charged—after more than 70 protesters were arrested Friday for blocking traffic on the interstate in downtown... http://www.wpr.org/listen/692481

Milwaukee and the nation are still divided now that District Attorney John Chisholm has decided not to issue criminal charges against Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney, a white officer who shot and killed an African-American man, Dontre Hamilton, on April 30, 2014 in Red Arrow Park.  

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Attorneys who filed a lawsuit seeking legal recognition of hundreds of same-sex marriages performed in June in Wisconsin have dismissed their lawsuit after the state said the marriages would be recognized.

By Angela Trudell-Vasquez