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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