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ACLU: Congress Must Close Guantanamo Bay Detention Center (04/09/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union continues the fight to close Guantanamo Bay, especially in light of today's New York Times revelation of the long-term hunger strike that has broken out there.

Washington Becomes Fourth State to Oppose REAL ID (04/05/2007)
OLYMPIA, WA - The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington today announced that the state legislature passed a bill in a landslide to block implementation of the federal REAL ID Act. The action makes Washington the fourth state to pass legislation opposing the law, joining Maine, Idaho and Arkansas.

House Armed Services Committee Examines Military Commissions Act, ACLU Urges Congress to Restore Due Process (03/29/2007)
WASHINGTON - As the House Armed Services Committee met to consider the Military Commissions Act, the American Civil Liberties Union urged lawmakers to restore habeas corpus and other due process protections eliminated by that law. The hearing comes during the same week that the first commissions under the new law began in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

ACLU Applauds Harman Bill to Rein in Power Abused by FBI, Follows House Panel’s Questions Regarding National Security Letters (03/28/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, for introducing legislation to rein in the National Security Letter authority expanded by the Patriot Act. Her move follows a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing where members grilled government witnesses on the recent revelations that the FBI abused the NSL authority.

ACLU and Human Rights First Express Disappointment at Dismissal of Rumsfeld Torture Case (03/27/2007)
NEW YORK - A federal judge today dismissed a case brought by nine Iraqi and Afghan former detainees for the torture they suffered in U.S. military custody against former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. The suit charged that he was responsible for policies of torture and abuse. All nine were released from custody without any charges against them. The case was brought in March 2005 by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First on behalf of the former detainees.

ACLU Urges Senators to Hold FBI Responsible; Says Concerns About National Security Letter Abuses Remain (03/27/2007)
WASHINGTON - As the Senate Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the FBI, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged lawmakers to hold the agency’s feet to the fire, citing concerns over recent revelations that the FBI abused National Security Letter authority expanded by the Patriot Act.

Senate Must Fix Shortfalls in Real ID Act, ACLU Says; Panel Examines Anti-Privacy Law for First Time (03/26/2007)
WASHINGTON - Appearing before a key Senate panel, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged Congress to examine the Real ID Act and take steps to correct the civil liberties and privacy failures in the law.

ACLU in Guantánamo Bay to Monitor First of New Military Commission Proceedings (03/26/2007)
NEW YORK - As the Guantánamo Bay military commission proceedings began today under new, flawed rules, the American Civil Liberties Union reiterated its call to close Guantánamo and return to a legal system in line with the Constitution and the right to due process.

Thousands of North Carolinians Join ACLU in Call for Investigation of Aero Contractors’ Involvement in Kidnap and Torture (03/21/2007)
RALEIGH, NC - The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina today joined 75 organizations and thousands of North Carolina residents to call on federal and local officials to investigate the actions of Aero Contractors, a Johnston County-based contract air carrier that transported foreign nationals kidnapped by the CIA to be tortured in secret overseas prisons.

Congress Begins Oversight Hearings on FBI NSL Abuses; ACLU Urges Lawmakers to Demand Truth, Fix Patriot Act (03/20/2007)
WASHINGTON - As the House Judiciary Committee convened an oversight hearing today on the Justice Department Inspector General’s audit that found the FBI has abused and misused its National Security Letter authority, the American Civil Liberties Union urged lawmakers to demand truth and accountability from the administration. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to hold a similar hearing on Wednesday.

ACLU Launches Advertising Campaign to Restore Due Process Rights, Targets Key Senators and Presidential Primary States (03/20/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today launched a new radio campaign to build support for legislation that would restore habeas corpus and other due process protections eliminated by the Military Commission Act of 2006. The ads, targeting key Senators and audiences in presidential primary states, urge listeners to "Never give up a right that defines us as Americans."

ACLU: Congress Must Investigate Claims Gonzales Shut Down NSA Review to Escape Scrutiny (03/15/2007)
WASHINGTON - Following reports by the National Journal that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales advised President Bush to shut down an internal review of the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program due to the possibility that his own actions would be scrutinized, the American Civil Liberties Union today renewed its call for a special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate the program.

ACLU Urges Key House Panel To Grill FCC on NSA Spying, NSL Abuses; Says Commission Has Duty to Protect American’s Privacy (03/14/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet to force the Federal Communications Commission to hold telecommunication companies accountable for their role in facilitating the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance and the use of National Security Letters.

ACLU Calls for Repeal of Expanded Patriot Act Powers in Response to Government Report on Abuses, Says Attorney General and FBI Are Part of the Problem and Can’t Be Trusted to Curb Abuses of Power (03/09/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today called on Congress to repeal a provision of the Patriot Act granting the FBI expanded powers to demand sensitive personal information without judicial supervision through the use of so-called National Security Letters.

U.S. Civil Rights Commission Examines NSA Warrantless Spying, ACLU Urges Full Hearings, Thorough Inquiry (03/09/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today appeared before the United States Commission on Civil Rights as that body, for the first time ever, took up the issue of the warrantless domestic spying program conducted by the National Security Agency. The commission, by statute, has an oversight function and duty to appraise the federal government’s administration of justice.

ACLU Refutes FBI’s Claims of “Unintentional” Patriot Act Abuses, Citing Lies About Authority to Demand Phone Company Records (03/09/2007)
WASHINGTON – Claims that the FBI’s reported Patriot Act abuses were the “unintentional” result of outmoded computer systems and human error are not credible, the American Civil Liberties Union said today, citing evidence that agents contracted with phone companies to obtain customer records and later sought to cover up the illegal requests.

Nadler-Harman Bills Would Restore Rule of Law and Due Process, ACLU Welcomes Measures, Urges Congress to Act Swiftly (03/08/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today welcomed two separate bills introduced by Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congresswoman Jane Harman (D-CA) that would restore Constitutional rights including due process for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. The "Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007" and "Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007" would fix many of the problems contained in the Military Commissions Act passed by Congress last year.

Idaho Becomes Second State to Reject Real ID, ACLU Applauds Move, Urges Other States to Follow Suit (03/08/2007)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded Idaho for becoming the second state in the nation to reject participation in the Real ID Act. That law, enacted in 2005, lays the foundation for a national identity card.

New Regulations Get an ‘F’ in Solving Problems With Real ID Act, ACLU Scorecard Shows (03/08/2007)
WASHINGTON - An American Civil Liberties Union scorecard analysis of the proposed new federal regulations on the Real ID Act, which was released today, finds that the regulations solve only 9 percent of problems with the legislation that have been identified.