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ACLU of Virginia hires Mary Bauer as new executive director
Published Wednesday, May. 5, 2021, 7:54 pm
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia announced today that it has hired Mary Bauer to succeed Executive Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, who announced her retirement in October after nine years with the organization.
“We are thrilled to have Mary join the ACLU of Virginia team,” said Stephen M. Levinson, president of the ACLU of Virginia Board of Directors. “Mary is an experienced executive director, and has served in multiple roles during her career, including legal director, advocacy director and professor. She has deep roots in the Commonwealth that will serve us well.”
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Northam Calls for Investigation Into Windsor Traffic Stop
In this image made from Windsor, (Va.) Police video, A police officer uses a spray agent on Caron Nazario on Dec. 20, 2020, in Windsor, Va. Nazario, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop during which he says the officers drew their guns and pointed them at him as he was dressed in uniform. Caron Nazario says his constitutional rights were violated by the traffic stop in the town of Windsor in December. (Windsor Police via AP)
A Dec. 2020 traffic stop in southeast Virginia involving a U.S Army officer has prompted Gov. Ralph Northam to call for an investigation. On Dec. 5, Windsor Police officers Joe Gutierrez and Daniel Crocker stopped Lt. Caron Nazario for driving without a rear license plate, despite the temporary plate displayed in the back window.