Press Releases
Aug 03, 2024
ACLU Statement on Defense Secretary Austin Revoking Plea Deal for 9/11 Defendants
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Friday overruled prosecutors and Brig. General Susan Escallier, the Guantánamo military commission’s convening authority,...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
National Security
Jul 31, 2024
ACLU Statement on Plea Agreements with Three of the 9/11 Defendants
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has today agreed to life imprisonment instead of the death penalty for the ACLU’s client, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in exchange for a guilty plea...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
National Security
Jul 31, 2024
Just City And Legal Advocates Challenge Tennessee’s Unprecedented Bail Law
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Criminal Law Reform Project, ACLU of Tennessee, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Jul 30, 2024
ACLU Slams Senate Passage of Kids Online Safety Act, Urges House to Protect Free Speech
WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate today passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which would violate the First Amendment by enabling the federal government to dictate what information...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Jul 29, 2024
ACLU Sues Federal Agencies for Information on Intelligence Hubs Used to Surveil Protestors and Communities of Color
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jul 29, 2024
ACLU and LWV File Lawsuit Against Partisan Gerrymandering of South Carolina’s Congressional Districts
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and Duffy & Young LLC filed a lawsuit today challenging partisan gerrymandering of South Carolina...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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