Press Releases

Feb 26, 2016

Florida Court Upholds Law Mandating Abortion Delays

ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights Vow to Seek Relief on Behalf of Florida Women

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Court case: Gainesville Woman Care, LLC v. State of Florida

Feb 23, 2016

ACLU Statement on Guantánamo Closure Plan

WASHINGTON — The White House released a plan today to close the prison at Guantánamo. Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, had this r...

Issue Areas: National Security

Feb 22, 2016

Federal Court Again Backs Native American Families in ACLU Lawsuit

RAPID CITY, S.D. — A federal court has dealt another blow to defendants in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit over the rights of Native American families in South Dakota. ...

Issue Areas: Racial Justice Criminal Law Reform

Court case: Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik

Feb 18, 2016

ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Thousands of Kansans Blocked From Voting Over Illegal Documentation Requirement

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kansans trying to register to vote at their state Department of Motor Vehicles offices are illegally being forced to provide additional documentation of citiz...

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

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

Feb 17, 2016

ACLU Comment on FBI Effort to Force Apple to Unlock iPhone

NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it would support Apple’s legal fight against a court order to help the government unlock an iPhone belonging to on...

Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology

Feb 11, 2016

ACLU Comment on House Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee will begin debate today on H.R. 759, the Corrections and Recidivism Reduction Act. Jesselyn McCurdy, senior legislative counsel of the ...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Smart Justice

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