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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