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May 18, 2023
ACLU Applauds EEOC’s Guidance for Assessing Automated Systems Used in Employment Decisions
WASHINGTON — Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a technical assistance document, “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artifici...
Issue Areas: National Security Racial Justice
May 18, 2023
ACLU Commends Supreme Court Decisions Allowing Free Speech Online to Flourish
With Positive Rulings in Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google, Free Speech Advocates Urge Platforms to Host Robust Conversations and Diverse Communities
Issue Areas: Free Speech National Security
Court case: Twitter, Inc., v. Taamneh
May 17, 2023
ACLU Slams Montana's Unconstitutional TikTok Ban as Governor Signs Law
HELENA — Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed an unconstitutional statewide TikTok ban into law today, over the objections of the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montan...
Issue Areas: National Security Free Speech LGBTQ Rights Privacy & Technology
Apr 28, 2023
ACLU and EFF Call on Court to Hear Twitter’s Challenge to Government Censorship of Company’s Surveillance Transparency Reporting
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals calling on the full...
Issue Areas: National Security Free Speech
Apr 11, 2023
ACLU and Civil Society Groups Urge Montana House To Vote “NO” on Unconstitutional Bill Banning TikTok for All Montana Residents
WASHINGTON — In a letter sent to the Montana House of Representatives today, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and half a dozen free speech and civil liberties...
Issue Areas: National Security Free Speech Privacy & Technology LGBTQ Rights
Mar 29, 2023
ACLU Welcomes Senate Repeal of 2002 and 1991 Authorizations for Use of Military Force
WASHINGTON — In a bipartisan vote, the Senate voted 66-30 to repeal the 2002 and 1991 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF). Hina Shamsi, director of ACLU’s National ...
Issue Areas: National Security
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