Smart Justice Advocates Community Meeting - July 2024
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Our Work
ACLU-KY Responds to Supreme Court Decision that Cities Can Punish People for Being Homeless
The Supreme Court ruled today that cities can punish unhoused people for sleeping in public, even if they have nowhere else to go. This decision goes against longstanding Supreme Court precedent that it is cruel and unusual to criminalize a person’s status.
Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Transgender Youth Healthcare Ban
The Supreme Court of the United States has decided to review the Sixth Circuit’s decision preventing transgender youth from receiving necessary medical care in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Celebrating Juneteenth and Honoring Freedom in the Face of Anti-Blackness
This Juneteenth, we affirm with unwavering conviction: freedom is not a gift to be bestowed, but a right to be claimed.
June 19, 2024
The Process and Results of Passing HB5: An Opinion from Retired Jail and Corrections Employees
HB5, the “Safer Kentucky Act,” is emotion-based legislation, rather than the evidence-based legislation Kentucky deserves. Legislators and research organizations who presented data and asked hard questions were stonewalled at every step of development of this legislation.
Smart Justice Advocates Community Meeting - June 2024
Join ACLU-KY Smart Justice Advocates for their monthly meeting.