Press Releases

Jan 04, 2016

ACLU Comment on Raids of Central American Families in United States

NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union condemns Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson's statement today that the Obama administration will continue its raids targeting f...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Jan 04, 2016

ACLU Finds Dangerous Overuse of Solitary Confinement for Nebraska Youth

Some facilities send young people to solitary for as long as three months, despite medical evidence that extreme isolation can permanently damage adolescents’ brains.

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights Juvenile Justice

Dec 29, 2015

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Hospital For Denying Reproductive Health Care

Dignity Health Hospital Network Continues to Refuse Pregnancy-Related Care Because of Religious Directives

Dec 23, 2015

ACLU of NH Challenges State Prison Ban on Mailed Christmas Cards, Prayer Cards, and Children’s Drawings

“We do not doubt that Suboxone is a problem in New Hampshire’s prisons. But the Department of Corrections must address this problem without indiscriminately banning innocent s...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Dec 22, 2015

ACLU Responds to Governor Matt Bevin's Executive Order Removing Clerks’ Names from Marriage Licenses

LOUISVILLE – Governor Matt Bevin issued an executive order today removing county clerks’ names from marriage licenses. William Sharp, Legal Director of the American Civil L...

Dec 21, 2015

Study Documents Extreme Racial Disparity in Arrests for Low-Level Offenses

In four test cities, Blacks were 2.6 to 9.6 times more likely than Whites to be arrested for loitering, disorderly conduct, trespassing, and marijuana possession.

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Racial Justice

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