Press Releases
Apr 28, 2015
Statement on Freddie Gray and Police/Community Conflict in Baltimore
ACLU briefing paper on deaths in police encounters in Maryland
Read more about the ACLU of Maryland's work on police accountability
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Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Apr 28, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Cases Challenging Marriage Bans for Same-Sex Couples
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in cases that challenge laws in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee barring same-sex couples from marrying and rec...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 27, 2015
ACLU of Missouri Releases Mobile Justice App for iPhones
ST. LOUIS - Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri released the iPhone version of a smart phone app called the ACLU of Missouri Mobile Justice app — an empowerment...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 23, 2015
ACLU Comment on Drone Strikes Killing Hostages
NEW YORK – President Obama announced today that a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan killed two al Qaeda hostages, an American and an Italian. The White House also said it believed th...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Apr 22, 2015
ACLU Calls for Expiration of Patriot Act Section 215
ACLU Opposes McConnell’s 5-Year Extension of NSA Spy Program Authorization
Apr 21, 2015
Mom Arrested and Strip-Searched After 9/11 Flight Settles Lawsuit
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement in its lawsuit filed on behalf of Shoshana Hebshi, a mother of two who was pulled off an airplane at gunpoint,...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: Hebshi v. United States
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