Press Releases

Apr 19, 2017

Arkansas Man Asks for Stay of Execution Based On New Evidence of Intellectual Disability

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Ledell Lee, a prisoner on death row in Arkansas, today submitted a new request to the Arkansas parole board asking for new consideration of his application fo...

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment

Court case: Ledell Lee v. State of Arkansas

Apr 18, 2017

ACLU Statement on NCAA Awarding Championship Events to North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. — The NCAA announced today that they will be returning championship events to sites in North Carolina for the first time since the state passed sweeping anti-LGBT l...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Apr 18, 2017

Death Row Prisoner Ledell Lee Seeks New Evidence to Prove His Innocence

Lee Also Files Motion Seeking Stay and New Proceedings in Federal Court With Evidence of Intellectual Disability

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment

Apr 18, 2017

ACLU of Louisiana Response to Orleans DA Regarding Jailing Rape Survivors for Refusal to Testify

NEW ORLEANS – Last week Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro told WWL-TV that he feels victims of violent crimes, including domestic abuse and sexual assault, are “...

Apr 14, 2017

ACLU Comment on Trump White House Keeping Visitor Logs Secret

WASHINGTON — American Civil Liberties Union Political Director Faiz Shakir issued the following statement on news that the Trump White House will be keeping visitor logs secret: ...

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Apr 14, 2017

ACLU and Lambda Legal Condemn Trump Administration Withdrawal of North Carolina HB 2 Lawsuit

RALEIGH, N.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of North Carolina, and Lambda Legal today condemned the decision by the Department of Justice to dismiss its lawsuit ...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al

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