Press Releases

Oct 03, 2016

ACLU of San Diego Statement on El Cajon Police Department’s Video Release

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The video released Friday of the shooting death of Alfred Olango by El Cajon Police raises disturbing if sadly familiar questions about how police handle cris...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Sep 30, 2016

Federal Appeals Court Affirms Kansas Must Register Thousands of Blocked Voters

DENVER — A federal appeals court today upheld a district court ruling ordering Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach to register thousands of eligible voters he had attempted to ...

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Court case: Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)

Sep 29, 2016

On Eve of Contempt Hearing, Kansas’ Kris Kobach Agrees to Concessions in ACLU Voting Rights Lawsuit

TOPEKA, Kan. — On the eve of being hauled into federal court for contempt, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has agreed to add thousands of eligible voters to the election ro...

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Court case: Fish v. Schwab (formerly Fish v. Kobach)

Sep 28, 2016

ACLU Statement on Federal Solitary Confinement Reform Bill Just Introduced

WASHINGTON — Sens. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the Solitary Confinement Reform Act, which would require federal prisons to ensure that any period ...

Sep 28, 2016

First Circuit Strikes Down New Hampshire Law Banning “Ballot Selfies”

BOSTON – Today, in a victory for the First Amendment, the First Circuit Court of Appeals struck down New Hampshire’s law banning “ballot selfies” on the grounds that it vio...

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Sep 26, 2016

ACLU: Charlotte Police Must Release All Footage of Keith Lamont Scott Shooting; Disclosed Videos Raise Many Questions

CHARLOTTE – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina joins those calling on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) to publicly release all body and...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Privacy & Technology

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