Press Releases
Dec 31, 2024
Petitioner in Landmark Racial Justice Case in North Carolina Receives Commutation of Death Sentence from Gov. Roy Cooper
Hasson Bacote is one of 15 people on North Carolina’s death row who had their sentences commuted by the Governor
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Dec 30, 2024
Florida Judge Allows State Prison Officials to Withhold Medical Care for Transgender Incarcerated People
TALLAHASSEE – A federal district court judge has rejected a preliminary injunction request, allowing enforcement of a new Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) policy aimed at ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Keohane v. Dixon
Dec 30, 2024
ACLU Statement on Death of Former President Jimmy Carter
NEW YORK – In response to the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero issued the following statement:
“Pre...
Dec 23, 2024
ACLU Celebrates President Biden’s Historic Federal Death Row Commutations
National leaders and organizations across the political and faith spectrums joined the ACLU in calling on Biden to commute federal death sentences
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Dec 20, 2024
ACLU Sues Bureau of Prisons for Keeping People in Prison Longer Than the Law Allows
WASHINGTON – A federal lawsuit brought today by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of D.C., and Jenner & Block LLP challenges the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for un...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 19, 2024
ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals ICE Actively Considering Proposals to Expand Immigration Detention Nationwide
New Information Revealed as President-elect Donald Trump Doubles Down on Promise to Enact Mass Deportations on Day One
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryJan 2025
School-to-Prison Pipeline
"This is the Moment to Be 100 Percent In." How One of the ACLU’s Immigrants' Rights Experts is Fighting For Our Freedoms."This is the Moment to Be 100 Percent In." How One of the ACLU’s Immigrants' Rights Experts is Fighting For Our Freedoms.
At 13, Maribel Hernández Rivera thought that no one cared about her struggles as an undocumented person living in the U.S. Today, as an advocate for immigrants’ rights, she’s showing communities across the country that someone out there does care. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
School-to-Prison Pipeline
Privacy & Technology
Banning TikTok is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In.Banning TikTok is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In.
Our First Amendment right to express ourselves must be protected. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
School-to-Prison Pipeline
Supreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the InternetSupreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the Internet
In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the court will hear arguments about whether a law that requires age-verification before accessing sexual speech online is constitutional. We are in court to protect free speech on and offline. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
School-to-Prison Pipeline
The Long Journey HomeThe Long Journey Home
For many people seeking safety, the journey to winning asylum in the U.S. is long. The ACLU goes behind the scenes of our new series, Letters to America, to reflect on what daily life looks like for individuals building a new home in the States.