Today kicks off the confirmation hearing of Vanita Gupta to Associate Attorney General.
ACLU alumni have a long history of serving our country, and we’re particularly proud of Vanita’s work.
ACLU alumni have a long history of serving our country, and we’re particularly proud of Vanita’s work.
Prior to her nomination to deputy AG, Gupta rose from a staff attorney to Deputy Legal Director and the Director of the Center for Justice here at the ACLU.
Leading our criminal justice docket, Gupta was able to establish impactful relationships across partisan and ideological divides that worked to reduce the footprint of mass incarceration.
During her time here, Gupta secured landmark wins on behalf of immigrant children in privately-run prisons in Texas, and created and directed our Smart Justice Campaign aimed at ending mass incarceration.
Vanita Gupta worked with advocates, stakeholders, law enforcement, and elected officials across the political spectrum to tackle a criminal justice system that unjustly incarcerates millions, especially people from Black and Brown communities. aclu.org/issues/smart-j…
While the ACLU doesn’t endorse nominees and is not lobbying the Senate on Gupta’s behalf, we are proud of our affiliation with Vanita and thank her for her service.
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