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Electronic Spying on the Rise, Privacy Groups Warn Ashcroft (05/03/2001)
WASHINGTON -- Following up on a recent meeting with Attorney General John Ashcroft, a coalition of privacy advocates today sent the Attorney General a series of specific recommendations about how the Bush Administration can better protect the privacy of all Americans. 

Latest ACLU Advertisement Targets Asset Forfeiture Laws (04/27/2001)
NEW YORK - Saying asset forfeiture laws provide the police with a license to steal, the American Civil Liberties Union has launched a new attack against this form of unfettered law enforcement abuse with its latest national advertisement.

New ACLU Advertisement Highlights Massive U.S. Government Electronic Surveillance (04/09/2001)
NEW YORK--From using a cell phone to sending e-mail over the Internet, Americans' right to information privacy is in peril, the American Civil Liberties Union said today in its latest national advertisement. 

Firm Defends "Snooper Bowl" Technology (03/09/2001)
CAMBRIDGE, MA--To privacy experts, Super Bowl XXV in Tampa, Fla., wasn't just a game -- it was the "snooper bowl," CNET News reported.

FBI Renames 'Carnivore' Internet Wiretap (02/14/2001)
WASHINGTON, DC -- The controversial Internet surveillance tool known as "Carnivore" has been renamed DCS1000, a name devoid of any negative associations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday, Reuters reported.

WA Bill Would Bar Police Seizure of Property Without a Conviction (02/08/2001)
OLYMPIA, WA--The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded a bill introduced in the Washington Senate that would bar government forfeiture and sale of a person's property unless that person has been convicted of a crime.

ACLU Calls for Public Hearings on Tampa's "Snooper Bowl" Video Surveillance (02/01/2001)
MIAMI--In a letter sent to Tampa city officials today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida questioned the police department's use of intrusive surveillance technology at last Sunday's Super Bowl and called for public hearings on the use of security systems that may jeopardize the public's privacy rights.

ACLU Praises Federal Convictions of Police Officers in Beating Death of New Jersey Man (12/20/2000)
NEWARK, NJ--The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey today praised the verdict in a federal lawsuit against five Orange City police officers convicted of conspiring to deprive Earl Faison of his civil rights when he was killed in police custody on April 19, 1999.

Providence Police Department Releases Policies on Use of Pepper Spray (12/07/2000)
PROVIDENCE, RI--Two days after the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island filed an lawsuit against the police department for refusing to publicly release complete copies of its policies and procedures governing the use of pepper spray, the city has reversed its decision and handed over the policies.

ACLU Sues Rhode Island Police Department For Access to Policies on Use of Pepper Spray (12/04/2000)
PROVIDENCE, RI -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island today filed an open records lawsuit against the Providence Police Department for refusing to publicly release complete copies of its policies and procedures governing the department's use of pepper spray.

ACLU, EPIC Say Further Study of Carnivore Review Proves "Beast Must Be Tamed" (12/01/2000)
WASHINGTON-- Further careful review of a report on a new FBI Internet surveillance tool conclusively proves that the Carnivore system is an aptly named beast that must be tamed, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) said today in comments submitted to the Department of Justice.

With ACLU Help, Local Man Gets Back $2,000 in Bail Money Seized Unfairly by Police (11/21/2000)
WAYNE, MI--A man who had $2,000 cash subjected to a dog-sniff test and seized by police when he came in to bail out a friend is finally getting his money back, the American Civil Liberties Union said today.

ACLU of Southern California Reacts to Report by Police Commission's Independent Review Panel (11/16/2000)
LOS ANGELES - We are pleased that several of the recommendations made by the Police Commission's Independent Review Panel closely tracks the calls for reform made over the years by the American Civil Liberties Union.