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Mar 30, 2022
ACLU of South Carolina, ACLU, and NAACP Represent SC NAACP in Lawsuit Challenging South Carolina Court System Ban on Automated Collection of Public Court Records
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and the NAACP filed a lawsuit today on behalf of the South Carolina NAACP. The case challenges South...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: NAACP v. Kohn
Mar 22, 2022
ACLU Comment on Allegations of Federal Law Enforcement Secretly Accessing Project Veritas’ Emails
NEW YORK — The following is a statement from Brian Hauss, senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, in response to allegations from Project...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Feb 11, 2022
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Criminal Law Impacting Free Speech of Allies of Undocumented Individuals
NEW YORK — The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court yesterday struck down criminal law 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), which makes it a felony to encourage or persuade an undocumented pers...
Issue Areas: Free Speech Immigrants' Rights
Jan 27, 2022
ACLU Comment on Curriculum Transparency Bills
A number of state lawmakers—many of whom have also fought to censor discussions of race and gender in public schools—have begun introducing vague “curriculum transparency law...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice Free Speech
Dec 20, 2021
ACLU, Largest Teachers’ Union NEA-NH, Leading Disability And LGBTQ+ Advocacy Groups, File Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Hampshire Classroom Censorship Law
“Banned Concepts” Law Unconstitutionally Chills Discourse on Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Disability, and Gender Identity in Schools and Public Workplaces
Issue Areas: Free Speech Racial Justice
Dec 10, 2021
ACLU Comment on Julian Assange Extradition Ruling
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. won their appeal against a UK High Court ruling that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could not be extradited due to concerns over his mental health....
Issue Areas: Free Speech
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