Press Releases
Jan 02, 2024
ACLU, Free Press, and First Amendment Rights Orgs Urge Courts to Unseal Documents Related to FBI Raid on Journalist
Lack of transparency on how Tim Burke’s newsgathering allegedly violated computer crime laws has a chilling effect on journalism
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Dec 28, 2023
ACLU of Maine Condemns Ongoing, Forcible Displacement of Unhoused Residents
PORTLAND – The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine condemns the City of Portland’s forcible displacement today of unhoused residents under the false promise that shelter sp...
Dec 27, 2023
Families Block Idaho Law Banning Health Care for Transgender Youth
BOISE – In a victory for families of transgender youth and their medical providers, a federal judge has preliminarily blocked enforcement of HB 71, an Idaho law banning gender-af...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Poe v. Labrador
Dec 22, 2023
ACLU Applauds President Biden’s Clemency Announcement
Announcement Will Reunite 11 Families in a Small Step Toward Justice
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Dec 20, 2023
ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Allow No Fly List Challenge to Continue
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Oregon, and Goodwin Procter today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Supreme Court case FBI v. Fikre, which will de...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: FBI v. Fikre
Dec 19, 2023
Voting Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Ohio HB 458 for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The League of Women Voters of Ohio and voter Jennifer Kucera filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a provision in House Bill 458 that impacts how voters who ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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PodcastDec 2024
Capital Punishment
Can Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau BellCan Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau Bell
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Maryland Supreme CourtDec 2024
Criminal Law Reform
Roland Branch v. State of MarylandRoland Branch v. State of Maryland
This petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland asked the court to reconsider its adherence to Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which declared that a traffic stop undertaken for pretextual reasons does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution so long as the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation occurred. The ACLU, alongside the ACLU of Maryland, filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant’s petition, in which the ACLU argued that the court should take up the question of whether pretextual stops violate the Maryland Constitution. In September 2024, the Court denied the petition. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Voting Rights
Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?
The Electoral College meets December 17th to certify the results of the 2024 election, but why? The ACLU breaks down if the process is worth keeping. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and Beyond
You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes.