Press Releases
Nov 04, 2016
ACLU Urges Justice Department to Investigate Militarized Response at Standing Rock Protest
ACLU and Leadership Conference Call for End to Law Enforcement Response to Peaceful Protestors With Weapons of War
Nov 02, 2016
Disenfranchised voters and civic groups challenge Massachusetts' 20-day voter registration cutoff law
BOSTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging Massachusetts' 20-day voter registration cutoff law, arguing that it has led to the arbitrary disenfran...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Chelsea Collaborative v. Galvin
Nov 01, 2016
Appeals Court Agrees to Grant Full Bench Review of Rowan County Prayer Case
RICHMOND, VA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit announced yesterday that the full court would reconsider a September 2-1 panel decision that allowed the commissio...
Oct 31, 2016
Report Collects Government Spying Cases from 10 Countries
“Surveillance and Democracy” Shows Effects of Uncontrolled Spying Around the World
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Oct 31, 2016
New City Suspension Data Shows Suspensions are Down but Racial Disparities Persist
The New York City Department of Education today released school suspension data for the full 2015-16 year. The numbers show that, while suspensions continue to decline, severe raci...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 31, 2016
Judge Calls for Additional Safeguards in NYPD Surveillance Rules
NEW YORK — In a legal challenge to the New York City Police Department’s surveillance of American Muslims, a federal judge issued a ruling calling for alterations to a landmark...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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