The ACLU of Pennsylvania has released "Wasted Resources: The failures of stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia," a comprehensive policy paper that scrutinizes the unlawful application of stop-and-frisk over the past 15 years in Philadelphia. The report traces its roots to a...
Cherelle Parker can do better than stop-and-frisk (inquirer.com) Mary Catherine Roper, LGD attorney and former deputy legal director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, joined Danitra Sherman deputy advocacy/policy director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, in an op-ed for The...
Mary Catherine Roper, former deputy legal director of the ACLU of PA, joined Rev. Mark Tyler of POWER and Yahaira Galarza, a community ambassador for ACLU-PA, in a conversation about stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia on the Speaking Freely with ACLU-PA podcast. Since...
Mary Catherine Roper will continue the conversation regarding the use of stop-and frisk in Philadelphia on Monday, April 3, 2023 as part of a panel at Temple Law School. The panel is open to the public and will focus on the history and legacy of this racially biased...