Feb 02, 2020
ACLU Comment on U.S. Response to Coronavirus
WASHINGTON — In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. government announced that starting Sunday, February 2, at 5 p.m. ET, it will quarantine U.S. citizens returning fro...
Jan 31, 2020
ACLU Comment on Trump Expansion of Muslim Ban
NEW YORK — The Trump administration reportedly announced that, three years after first imposing a purportedly temporary Muslim ban by presidential order, it is continuing that ba...
Jan 31, 2020
Barrington Drops Lawsuit Against Student for Challenging Unlawful School Suspension
The ACLU of Rhode Island announced today that the Barrington School District has dropped the lawsuit it filed in October against one of its own students who had successfully challe...
Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice
Jan 30, 2020
ACLU-CT Smart Justice Reacts to Richard Colangelo Appointment as Chief State's Attorney
HARTFORD – The Criminal Justice Commission today appointed Richard Colangelo to become Connecticut’s next Chief State’s Attorney. The following is a reaction from Gus Marks-H...
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Jan 30, 2020
ACLU Comment on Reported CBP Directive Targeting Iranian Americans
NEW YORK — A reported U.S. Customs and Border Protection directive appears to show that the agency did, indeed, direct its officers to target travelers based on their national or...
Jan 30, 2020
Kimberly Craven Joins ACLU as Legal Director for South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming
Kimberly Craven has joined the ACLU as the new legal director for the ACLU of South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming. Craven will lead and expand the ACLU’s legal program across ...
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