Press Releases
Oct 06, 2022
Coast Guard Cadet Reaches Settlement with Coast Guard Academy Over Policy Banning Parents
CONTACT:Gillian Branstetter, ACLU, gbranstetter@aclu.orgMeghan Holden, ACLU Foundation of Connecticut, media@acluct.orgAlex Johnson, Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic,...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Court case: Olson v. Mayorkas et al.
Oct 05, 2022
ACLU Comment on Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling on DACA
NEW ORLEANS — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a 2021 District Court ruling that the 2012 DACA Memo is unlawful – an order that immediately halte...
Oct 04, 2022
Lawsuit Filed to Restore Abortion Access in Arizona
Multiple overlapping abortion bans have caused confusion and chaos, forcing Arizona providers to cease abortion services
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 04, 2022
ACLU Comment on Release of White House Blueprint for an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights
WASHINGTON — The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its “Blueprint for an Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights” guidance document today. The docum...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Privacy & Technology
Oct 04, 2022
ACLU Announces Multiyear Donation from Sheryl Sandberg to Protect Abortion Access Nationwide
The $3 million contribution will supercharge the ACLU’s abortion advocacy work
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 03, 2022
ACLU Comment on United Nations Reports on Law Enforcement Data Collection and Lack of Progress on Transformative Change
GENEVA — Following the United Nations Human Rights Council’s historic George Floyd resolution last July, the U.N. Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Racial Justice
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are On Ai Regulation, And Where We Go From Here. Explore News & Commentary.Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, ACLU experts explain what’s at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Flock Ceo Goes Ballistic On Critics As More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance
CEO attacks motives of people who care about privacy, says they are trying to “normalize lawlessness” and “let murderers go free” -
Washington, D.C.Jan 2026
Free Speech
The New York Times Co. V. Department Of Defense. Explore Case.The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Capital Punishment
Executions Spiked In 2025, But The Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground. Explore News & Commentary.Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground
As executions surged to their highest level in years, public support, jury verdicts, and new death sentences continued a historic decline—exposing a punishment sustained by political power, not public will.