Sep 16, 2020
Federal Judge Approves Settlement in ACLU’s Fourth Amendment Challenge to S.D. Law Enforcement Practice of Forced Catheterizations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange has approved a settlement in a case that says South Dakota law enforcement’s practice of using forced catheterizations to ...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Sep 15, 2020
Local and National Groups File Amended Lawsuit Demanding Immediate Relief for Horrid Conditions in Shelby County Jail
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee; the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation; Just City; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; and at...
Court case: Busby v. Bonner
Sep 15, 2020
NYCLU Launches Statewide Police Misconduct Transparency Campaign
With Four Law Firms, NYCLU Files FOIL Requests for Police Misconduct Data with Ten of the Largest Departments in the State
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Sep 15, 2020
ACLU-WV Launches 2020 Election Protection Hotline
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia voters who encounter problems at the polls in the 2020 General Election are encouraged to contact the American Civil Liberties Union of West Vir...
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
Sep 15, 2020
Court Order Requires Tennessee School District to Stop Promoting Religion
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a victory for religious freedom, a federal district court issued a permanent injunction yesterday evening prohibiting the Smith County School System from un...
Sep 14, 2020
Federal Court Backs Trump’s Order to Kill TPS Program
300,000 People Living Legally in the U.S. — Some for Decades — Could be Deported
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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