Press Releases

Jan 24, 2017

Court Finds Federal Immigration Officials and State of Rhode Island Violated the Constitution in Detaining US Citizen

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal court has ruled that federal immigration officials and the state of Rhode Island violated the Constitution in detaining a U.S. citizen without probab...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Court case: Morales v. Chadbourne

Jan 24, 2017

President Trump Issues Executive Order Allowing Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline

STANDING ROCK INDIAN RESERVATION, N.D. — President Trump issued an executive order today to allow the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline through the Standing Rock Indian ...

Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Jan 24, 2017

Civil Rights Groups File Class Action Lawsuit Against Wisconsin State Officials for Unconstitutional Use of Solitary Confinement, Other Inhumane Conditions in State-Run Youth Correctional Facilities

MILWAUKEE, Wisc. – The ACLU of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center, with pro-bono assistance from Quarles & Brady, filed a class action lawsuit last night in federal court agai...

Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice

Jan 21, 2017

ACLU: Spicer Comments on Media Ring of McCarthyism, Will Lead to Losing Legal Battles

NEW YORK — White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer today accused news media of falsely reporting the size of yesterday’s Inauguration Day crowd, adding that “we’re going to...

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Jan 20, 2017

ACLU Announces First Legal Action on Trump Conflicts of Interest, Lays Out Plan to Challenge Proposed Policies

NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union has taken legal action seeking documents on conflicts of interest and violations of the Constitution and federal law posed by Presid...

Court case: Trump Conflicts of Interest - FOIA

Jan 19, 2017

President Grants Commutations to 330 Federal Prisoners, Including Robert Riley

WASHINGTON — President Obama today announced 330 grants of commutation. His total for his eight years in office is 1,715 commutations, 568 of which were for people serving life s...

Issue Areas: Smart Justice

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