Press Releases
May 09, 2017
ACLU Issues Texas ‘Travel Advisory’
Traveling to Texas May Result in Violation of Constitutional Rights, ACLU Warns
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 09, 2017
Chelsea Manning, Legal Team Statements on Her Upcoming Release From Military Prison
NEW YORK —Whistleblower Chelsea Manning will be released from U.S. military prison next week after serving a seven-year sentence for disclosing classified information that raised...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: Manning v. Hagel, et al.
May 08, 2017
ACLU Sues Trump Administration for Records on Botched Yemen Raid
Lawsuit Aims to Uncover Documents on Legal Basis and Outcome of Assault That Killed Navy SEAL and Numerous Yemeni Civilians
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: ACLU v. DOD – FOIA on Yemen Raid
May 08, 2017
ACLU Comment on Federal Appeals Court Hearing in Muslim Ban Case
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court heard arguments this afternoon in the challenge to President Trump’s revised Muslim ban executive order.
The American Civil Liberties Un...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 05, 2017
ACLU-TN Statement on Passage of "LGBT Erasure" Legislation
NASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam has signed SB 1085/HB 1111, a measure widely dubbed the "LGBT Erasure" bill, into law.
SB 1085/HB 1111 requires that any undefined words in Tenne...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 05, 2017
ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice and NYCLU to Host ‘FORWARD Justice’ Event, Examining America’s Failed Criminal Justice System
Actor Michael K. Williams to Join Leading Organizations, Advocates, and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Discussions on the Criminal Justice System and Need for Reforms
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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