Press Releases
May 11, 2017
ACLU Takes Legal Action Over Trump Election Commission Executive Order
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union took legal action today related to President Trump’s new executive order establishing a “Presidential Commission on Election Int...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 11, 2017
ACLU to Trump: Signing Order Will Not Make Voter Fraud Fantasy a Reality
NEW YORK — President Trump is expected to sign an executive order later today establishing a “Presidential Commission on Election Integrity.” The commission vice chair will r...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 11, 2017
For-Profit Bail Bonds Industry and Insurance Corporations Trap People in Cycle of Debt
New Report from Color of Change and ACLU Documents Toll of Money Bail on Communities of Color and the Poor
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
May 10, 2017
Statement from David McGuire, ACLU of Connecticut Executive Director, on Fatal Shooting by Bridgeport Police
HARTFORD, Conn. — On Tuesday night, a person was shot and killed when a Bridgeport police officer fired his or her weapon at the moving car the person was driving. Police also sh...
May 10, 2017
ACLU Challenges New Hampshire Voter Signature-Matching Law
Hundreds of Voters Are Having Their Ballots Unknowingly Rejected Over Handwriting
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Saucedo v. Gardner
May 09, 2017
ACLU Comment on Trump Firing of FBI Director Comey
WASHINGTON — American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero issued the following statement on the firing of FBI Director James Comey:
“The independence of ...
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