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ACLU Comments before the FCC regarding Broadband Industry Practices (04/17/2008)
The ACLU, Technology and Liberty Project of the ACLU, and ACLU of Northern California support the underlying petitions and urge the Commission to find in favor of Petitioners by upholding concepts of accessibility and non-discrimination in the provision of text messaging and short code services and in the delivery of broadband services.

ACLU Letter to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Leadership Regarding S.J. Res 28, Disapproving of the Rule Submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with Respect to Broadcast Media Ownership (04/01/2008)

ACLU Comments to FCC Regarding Net Neutrality (03/14/2008)

ACLU Letter to Congress Urging Members to Vote "No" On the Semper Fi Act (02/26/2008)

Remove the Unconstitutional Limits on Using Names and Images of Soldiers from the Conference Report (11/09/2007)

ACLU Letter Urging Senate to Vote on HR 2102 Reporters Shield Bill, Not Its Companion S 2035 (10/31/2007)

ACLU in Support of Reporter Shield Law H.R. 2102 (10/15/2007)
On behalf of the ACLU, a non-partisan organization with hundreds of thousands of activists and members and 53 affiliates nationwide, we are writing to urge you to support H.R. 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, without amendment.

ACLU Letter in Support of Kennedy-Smith Hate Crimes Amendment to the Defense Bill (09/27/2007)

ACLU Letter To Senator Leahy and Senator Specter Regarding Reporters' Shield Legislation (09/26/2007)

ACLU Material Support Statement for the Record for the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law (09/20/2007)

ACLU Letter Urging Honorable Daniel K. Inouye and Honorable Ted Stevens to Vote "No" on S. 1780 to Restore the FCC’S Indecency Enforcement Regarding “Fleeting Expletives" (07/18/2007)
Dear Chairman Inouye and Ranking Member Stevens: On behalf of the ACLU, a non-partisan organization with hundreds of thousands of activists and members and 53 affiliates nation-wide, we urge you to vote “NO” on S. 1780 when it comes to your committee for a vote. This bill would reinstate the FCC’s ability to prohibit the use of profanity from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on broadcast television. Because such an amendment would have profound adverse implications for the First Amendment, we urge you to oppose this bill.

ACLU Letter Urging Honorable Robert C. Byrd and Honorable Chad Cochran to Vote "No" on Senator Brownback's Amendment to Restore the FCC's Indecency Enforcement (07/11/2007)

ACLU Letter Urging Honorable Robert C. Byrd and Honorable Thad Cochran to Reject Senator Brownback's Amendment Forcing the Federal Communications Commission to Regulate Violence on Television (07/11/2007)

ACLU Letter to Senators Inouye and Stevens Regarding Senate Hearing on The Impact of Media Violence on Children (06/26/2007)

Sign On Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Opposition to Efforts to Regulate Grassroots "Lobbying" (05/04/2007)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Cosponsorship of Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 (03/08/2007)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Cosponsorship of Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 (03/08/2007)

ACLU Letter to House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Regarding S.1, “The Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007” (02/28/2007)
On behalf of the ACLU, a non-partisan organization with hundreds of thousands of activists and members and 53 affiliates nation-wide, we urge you to reject efforts to expand the post-employment bans contained in S.1, the “Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007.” Section 241 of the bill expands this ban to virtually any employee of a House of Congress for one year, and expands the ban on Members and elected officers to two years.

Coalition Letter to Members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Urging the Opposition to Efforts to Regulate Grassroots Lobbying (02/28/2007)
The undersigned organizations urge you to reject efforts to regulate paid attempts to stimulate grassroots lobbying. The Senate wisely rejected such an effort, and we urge you to do likewise. In a representative democracy, citizens not only have the inviolable right but also should be encouraged to contact their elected representatives. Erecting reporting barriers, particularly when coupled with civil and criminal penalties for failure to report, raises the stakes for inadvertent compliance failure and discourages such communication.

Joint Statement on Censorship and Science: A Threat to Science, the Constitution, and Democracy (02/06/2007)