Aug 26, 2021
ACLU Demands Customs and Border Protection Investigate Recent Deadly Vehicle Pursuit, Release Vehicle Pursuit Policy
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico and the ACLU of Texas yesterday sent a letter demanding that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conduc...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Aug 25, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Releases Statement on Body Camera Footage Showing Louisiana State Trooper Using Excessive Force on Unarmed Black Man
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana issued the following statement regarding body camera footage of Louisiana State Trooper Jacob Brown viciously attacking an unarmed Black man�...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Aug 24, 2021
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Denial of Stay in Return to Mexico Case  
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union responded to tonight’s Supreme Court action regarding the return to Mexico policy, also known as the Migration Protection Protoc...
Aug 24, 2021
ACLU: Schools Without Police are Better Schools
Report Shows that Putting Police in Schools Harms Students, Does Not Improve Safety
Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice
Aug 24, 2021
ACLU of Connecticut Sues Waterbury Police Employees Over the Arrest of Man Filming on a Sidewalk
HARTFORD, CT – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut sued Waterbury police employees Matthew Benoit and Frank Laone for illegally detaining and arresting Walli...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Aug 24, 2021
Disability Rights Groups Challenge South Carolina Ban on School Mask Mandates
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a South Carolina law that bans school districts from...
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