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ACLU to Seek Public Accountability in Haditha Investigations (06/22/2006)
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a Freedom of Information Act request demanding that the Defense Department publicly disclose investigative files relating to the alleged killing of 24 civilians by U.S. Marines in Haditha, Iraq.

ACLU Urges Court to Reject State Secrets Claim in NSA Case (06/21/2006)
DETROIT -- The federal government should not be allowed to avoid judicial review of the National Security Agency's illegal spying program by invoking the state secrets privilege, argued the American Civil Liberties Union in legal papers released today.

House Judiciary Committee Adopts Request for Illegal NSA Spying Documents; ACLU Welcomes Unexpected Move, Calls for Thorough Congressional Oversight (06/21/2006)
WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the House Judiciary Committee as that panel unexpectedly adopted a "resolution of inquiry" to formally seek any and all documents held by the president and attorney general relating to warrantless requests made by the National Security Agency and other Federal agencies to telephone service providers regarding the records of their customers’ calls.

ACLU Urges House to Rein In Illegal NSA Spying Program, Bipartisan Proposal Would Require Administration Respect the Rule of Law (06/20/2006)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today urged the House of Representatives to support a bipartisan amendment to the Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2007 that would cut off funding for warrantless wiretapping conducted by the National Security Agency. The measure is sponsored by Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Bob Inglis (R-SC) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).

Pentagon Documents Reveal Details of Suicide Attempts at Guantánamo (06/19/2006)
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union today released more than 1,000 pages of documents obtained from the Department of Defense, including reports of suicide attempts by detainees held at Guantánamo.

Citizens Call on Federal Government to Fix Dysfunctional Screening System Responsible for Detentions and Harassment on Re-Entry to the United States (06/19/2006)
CHICAGO -- Nine American citizens from across the country today joined together in an effort to force the federal government to implement changes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) and the policies of Customs and Border Protection that will ensure innocent Americans are not subjected to humiliating and unnecessary detentions and harassment by federal officials when they re-enter the United States.

ACLU of Northern California Urges Fresno City Council to Reject Video Surveillance Cameras (06/16/2006)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California urged the Fresno City Council not to spend $1.2 million for 75 video surveillance cameras, which the ACLU says pose a significant threat to privacy rights and are ineffective in deterring crime.

ACLU of Virginia Asks State Corporation Commission and Attorney General to Investigate Sharing of Caller Records with NSA (06/15/2006)
RICHMOND, VA -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia has again called on the State Corporation Commission and Attorney General Robert McDonnell to launch investigations of telecommunications companies in Virginia that may have illegally shared caller information with the National Security Agency. The request follows media reports in May that the NSA has been collecting information on millions of American residents without warrants.

ACLU Sues Pentagon for Documents on Peace Groups (06/14/2006)
PHILADELPHIA -- The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit to force the Department of Defense to turn over records it wrongly kept on peace groups and law-abiding Americans throughout the country.

ACLU Slams Bush Administration for Ejecting Journalists from Guantánamo (06/14/2006)
NEW YORK -- Responding to reports that journalists are being forced to leave Guantánamo Bay naval base following the suicides of three detainees on Saturday, the American Civil Liberties Union today sharply criticized the Bush administration’s determination to further remove the conditions at the detention facility from public view.

MCLU and Maine Residents Call on State Officials to Investigate NSA Spying (06/12/2006)
PORTLAND, ME -- The Maine Civil Liberties Union today delivered petitions from more than 360 residents to the Maine Public Utilities Commission, urging it to investigate Verizon’s role in the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance and data-mining of Americans.

Court Hears Arguments on Legality of NSA Spying Program for the First Time Ever (06/12/2006)
DETROIT -- The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan appeared in federal court today to argue that the Bush administration's warrantless spying program is unconstitutional and should be stopped. This was the first time a court heard arguments on the legality of the National Security Agency program.

ACLU Calls for Immediate Independent Investigation into Reported Suicides at Guantánamo Detention Facility (06/12/2006)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today called for an immediate and independent investigation into the deaths of two men from Saudi Arabia and one from Yemen in the U.S.-controlled detention facilities at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. According to the ACLU, the government has regularly down played the severity of suicide attempts, calling them "incidents of self harm" or "hanging gestures."

ACLU Asks the Federal Government for Records of Spying on Grassroots Groups In Montana (06/08/2006)
HELENA, MT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana today filed a Freedom of Information Act request on behalf of eight Montana grassroots organizations that fear they may have been monitored because they have questioned federal policies including the war in Iraq.

Senate Judiciary Committee To Blindly Consider NSA Legislation, Fails to Challenge White House Claims of Unlimited Executive Power (06/08/2006)
WASHINGTON – As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared to consider legislation today that would effectively approve the warrantless spying on Americans by the National Security Agency, the American Civil Liberties Union expressed its strong disapproval that lawmakers appear ready to accept unprecedented and unconstitutional claims of presidential powers. On Tuesday, Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) declined to order a hearing with leaders from telecommunications firms to investigate their involvement with the illegal program.

ACLU Urges Federal Court to End NSA Spying Program (06/06/2006)
DETROIT -- In legal papers filed in federal court, the American Civil Liberties Union said the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program runs roughshod over the constitutional rights of U.S. residents and impedes the work of journalists and attorneys.

ACLU of Florida Condemns New Law Limiting International Travel and Academic Research (06/02/2006)
MIAMI - Today, Gov. Jeb Bush signed SB 2434 (Relating to Travel to Terrorist States) into law. The measure hampers the academic study of countries that are vital to national security by prohibiting the use of state university and community college funding from being used for travel to “terrorist states.” The law applies to funding not only from the government but other sources as well.

ACLU Prepares for Court Hearing in Landmark NSA Wiretapping Challenge (06/01/2006)
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union will hold a briefing for reporters on Tuesday, June 6 to discuss the first-ever court hearing on whether the National Security Agency’s controversial warrantless surveillance program is constitutional.

ACLU Applauds Chairman Sensenbrenner Hearing on Capitol Hill Search, Says Other Bush Administration Conduct Must Be Examined (05/30/2006)
WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) for holding a hearing to examine the constitutionality of the recent search of the Capitola Hill office of Congressman William Jefferson (D-LA) by federal agents, and renewed its call for the committee to hold hearings on other searches and conduct of the Bush administration that ignore the rule of law.

Historic E.U. Court Decision Annuls U.S.-E.U. Airline Passenger Data-Sharing Agreement; Department of Homeland Security Fails to Adequately Protect Passengers (05/30/2006)
NEW YORK—Today’s historic decision by the European Court of Justice striking down a data-sharing agreement between the United States and the European Union is a striking rebuke for the United States, and shows the need for the U.S. to reassess its plans for airline passenger profiling, the American Civil Liberties Union said.