Press Releases

Aug 15, 2019

NYCLU Analysis on Greece and Irondequoit Police Department’s Internal Polices

NEW YORK- The New York Civil Liberties Union released today a new report that provides information on police functions and operations of the Greece and Irondequoit police departmen...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Aug 14, 2019

Criminal Justice Reforms Could Cut North Dakota Prison Population in Half by 2025, ACLU Report Says

North Dakota can cut incarceration in half and save millions of dollars by pursuing reforms to different areas of the criminal justice system, according to the ACLU of North Dakota...

Issue Areas: Smart Justice

Aug 14, 2019

ACLU Comment on Department of Labor Proposal to License Discrimination in the Name of Religion

WASHINGTON – Ian Thompson, senior legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement in response to a rule proposed today by the Departmen...

Aug 14, 2019

Over 20,000 ACLU Supporters Urge Trump Administration Not to Roll Back Health Care Protections

WASHINGTON – Over 20,000 ACLU advocates urged the Department of Health and Human Services to abandon a Trump administration proposal that would roll back anti-discrimination prot...

Aug 13, 2019

ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Mass Detention of Immigrants in Louisiana Private Prisons

NEW ORLEANS – Following reports that many of the immigrants detained after last week’s ICE raids in Mississippi will be held in Louisiana private prisons, the ACLU of Louisiana...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Aug 13, 2019

ACLU of Arkansas Tells Trump Admin: Don’t Roll Back Health Care Rights

LITTLE ROCK – The ACLU of Arkansas urged the United States Department of Health and Human Services not to roll back critical nondiscrimination protections for vulnerable people a...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

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