Press Releases
Mar 09, 2016
ACLU Statement Regarding Pro-Discrimination Legislation Forced Out of the Missouri Senate After Record-Breaking Filibuster
MISSOURI – The Missouri Senate forced a vote and passage of SJR 39, a constitutional amendment that would allow discrimination in the name of religion, after a record-breaking 3...
Mar 07, 2016
U.S. to Release Some Drone Casualty Numbers
NEW YORK — The Obama administration said today that it would reveal how many people it believes it has killed in drone and other airstrikes around the world since 2009, including...
Mar 04, 2016
Imprisoned Author at Guantánamo Granted Review Hearing
Long-Delayed Hearing Could Lead to Mohamedou Slahi’s Release
Issue Areas:
National Security
Mar 02, 2016
ACLU Filing Brief Supporting Apple Against Order to Help Unlock iPhone
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Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Feb 29, 2016
Federal Judge in New York Denies Government Request to Unlock Apple iPhone
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A federal judge today denied the government's request to order Apple to unlock an iPhone in a criminal investigation. The government had asked for the order unde...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Feb 29, 2016
Federal Court Blocks Indiana's Attempts to Interfere With Syrian Refugee Resettlement
CONTACT: Inga Sarda-Sorensen, 212-284-7347, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal court has denied Indiana's effort to prevent resettlement of Syrian refugee families...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
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