Press Releases
Jan 25, 2016
Government Needs a Warrant To Get Cell Phone Location Data, ACLU Says In Brief to Appeals Court
MILWAUKEE – On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Wisconsin, along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, filed a friend of the court brief with the Sev...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jan 22, 2016
ACLU Comment on Idaho Court’s Dismissal of Lawsuit Over Public Defense Crisis
BOISE – Idaho’s District Court of the Fourth Judicial District dismissed Tucker et al. v. State of Idaho et al., a class-action lawsuit against the state of Idaho over its unco...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Tucker, et al. vs. State of Idaho, et al.
Jan 21, 2016
Doctors Rally behind Tamesha Means Appeal, Woman Denied Emergency Medical Care Because Of Hospital’s Religious Directives
ACLU Also Files Brief in Second Case Against a Large Catholic Health Care System For Denying Emergency Care to Pregnant Women
Jan 20, 2016
16 States & DC Introduce Legislation to Limit Surveillance and Protect Student and Employee Privacy
Nationwide Effort Aims to Empower Americans to “Take Control” of Their Privacy
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Jan 15, 2016
Court Strikes Down Kansas' Two-Tiered Voter Registration System
TOPEKA, Kan. – A state court has struck down Kansas' two-tiered voter registration system, ruling that Secretary of State Kris Kobach's office overstepped its legal authority by ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Belenky v. Kobach
Jan 15, 2016
ACLU Sues Over Public Defender Shortage and Resulting Wait List in New Orleans
Unstable, Inadequate Funding Causes Public Defender Shortage, Putting Those Who Are Arrested and Can’t Afford an Attorney in Legal Limbo
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Court case: Yarls v. Bunton
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