Press Releases
Dec 19, 2023
Civil Rights Organizations Sue to Block Texas from Enacting Extremist Immigration Law
AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, and the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) filed a lawsuit today challenging Texas Senate Bill 4, which woul...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 19, 2023
ACLU of Kansas: Judge Denies Relief To Detainees Suffering Unconstitutional Wait Times
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal district court judge has denied a request to enter a preliminary injunction which would have remedied the months-long waitlist for bed space at Larn...
Dec 19, 2023
ACLU Issues Travel Advisory for Texas After Passage of Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law
ALBUQUERQUE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates of New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, San Diego and Imperial Counties, and Texas issued an adv...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 19, 2023
ACLU Taps Hill Veteran Mike Zamore to Lead Expansion of Policy & Government Affairs Division
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the appointment of Mike Zamore as National Director of Policy and Government Affairs. Bringing more than two decad...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Dec 18, 2023
ACLU Urges the Supreme Court Not to Make it Harder to Bring Retaliatory Arrest Cases
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union and partners today filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to protect our right to engage in constitutionally-p...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Gonzalez v. Trevino
Dec 18, 2023
ACLU Applauds New National Law Enforcement Accountability Database But Identifies Its Significant Shortcomings
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration today launched a National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, a collection of records aimed at bringing transparency to and documenting...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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