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title: 'NEW RESOURCE: ACLU Expands Capital Punishment Project'
description: 'The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is expanding its Capital Punishment Project to include litigation in addition to its already established public…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resource-aclu-expands-capital-punishment-project'
section: news
date: '2005-12-20T16:50:51-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:24:08-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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The **American Civil Liberties Union** (ACLU) is expanding its Capital Punishment Project to include litigation in addition to its already established public education efforts. The expanded program will be led by John Holdridge, who has been named the Capital Punishment Project's new director. "John Holdridge is one of the nation's premier death penalty litigators. He has fought the death penalty in courtrooms around the country for more than a decade and now brings that expertise and commitment to the ACLU," noted ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero as he announced Holdridge's appointment. The ACLU stated that in addition to its broad public education efforts related to capital punishment, it now plans to expand its scope to include focusing on legal cases that highlight the unfairness and inequities of the death penalty system. (ACLU Press Release, "ACLU Expands Capital Punishment Project," December 9, 2005). See [ACLU Capital Punishment Project's Web site](https://www.aclu.org/capital/index.html). See also [Representation](/death-penalty-representation?did=896&scid=68) and [Resources](/getcat.php?cid=5).