Sep 17, 2019
Civil Rights Coalition Urges Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to Reject the Detroit Police Department’s Proposed Policy to Use Facial Recognition Technology
ACLU Submits Freedom of Information Request Seeking All Records Regarding Detroit Police Department’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Sep 16, 2019
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACLU ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT REGARDING HEALTH SCREENING PROCESS
WASHINGTON – The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement today regarding the AmeriCorps National Civil...
Sep 11, 2019
California Senate Votes to Block Face Recognition on Police Body Cameras
SACRAMENTO – The California Senate today passed The Body Camera Accountability Act, legislation imposing a state-wide, three-year ban on law enforcement use of face recognition s...
Sep 11, 2019
ACLU Statement on Federal Agency Decision to Stop Collecting Wage Data
WASHINGTON — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that it will stop collecting pay data from the nation's largest employers after it complies with a...
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
Sep 11, 2019
Federal Court Orders Galveston County to Provide Counsel at Bail Hearings in Historic Ruling
Order in lawsuit brought by ACLU challenging Galveston County bail procedures the first time a federal court enforces the Sixth Amendment right to counsel at bail hearings
Issue Areas: Smart Justice
Sep 11, 2019
In ACLU Lawsuit, Greeley Agrees to Stop Enforcing “Median Ban” That Targets Panhandlers
DENVER – In response to an ACLU of Colorado lawsuit filed this morning in federal court, the City of Greeley has agreed to immediately stop enforcing its ordinance that bans pede...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
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