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Jun 24, 2021
ACLU of Indiana Files First Amendment Challenge to Firing of Porter County Educator
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana today filed suit against Porter County Education Services (PCES) on behalf of a teacher’s aide who was fired fo...
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Free Speech
Jun 22, 2021
ACLU of Indiana Sues Franklin Mayor for Blocking Individual from Facebook Page
INDIANAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against City of Franklin Mayor Steve Barnett for blocking an individual from the Mayor’s Facebo...
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Free Speech
Jun 10, 2021
ACLU of Washington: City of Seattle’s Denial of Juneteenth Event Permit Unconstitutional
SEATTLE—The ACLU of Washington and the Public Defender Association sent a letter on behalf of CHOP Art to the Seattle City Attorney’s Office and the involved city departments c...
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Free Speech
Jun 09, 2021
Comment on Biden Revoking Trump Executive Orders Targeting TikTok and WeChat
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration revoked executive orders targeting the TikTok and WeChat apps, which were signed by former President Donald Trump. President Biden signed a ...
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Free Speech
National Security
Jun 09, 2021
ACLU of Iowa Objects to New Law That Will Shut Down Discussion of Systemic Racism, Sexism
Statement from ACLU of Iowa Executive Director Mark Stringer on the "defined concepts" law, House File 802, which goes into effect July 1, 2021:
"We condemn the enactment of this h...
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Free Speech
Jun 09, 2021
ACLU of West Virginia Sues State Officials for Knowingly Violating Open Meetings Law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) and Huntington attorney Hoyt Glazer filed a lawsuit today against the West Virginia House of Del...
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Free Speech
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Court CaseDec 2025
Free Speech
Foia Request For Dhs Records On Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration Or Law Enforcement Activity And/or Publish Information. Explore Case.FOIA Request for DHS Records on Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration or Law Enforcement Activity and/or Publish Information
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News & CommentaryNov 2025
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Immigration Agents Are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them. Explore News & Commentary.Immigration Agents are Retaliating Against People Who Record Them
We’re filing a FOIA to find out how deep the problem goes -
U.S. Supreme CourtNov 2025
Free Speech
Cox Communications, Inc. V. Sony Music Entertainment. Explore Case.Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment
In a brief spearheaded by leading copyright scholars Rebecca Tushnet (Harvard Law), Mark Lemley (Stanford Law), and Chris Springman (NYU Law), the ACLU, the ACLU of Virginia, and the Center for Democracy and Technology filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. In this significant copyright case, the Supreme Court will review a 4th Circuit ruling holding that an internet service provider could be liable for vast copyright damages because it took insufficient steps to disconnect IP addresses accused of downloading copyrighted material. The case is at the Supreme Court on the merits docket, with oral arguments scheduled for Monday, December 1, 2025. -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
Free Speech
Our Holiday Book Guide For Justice-minded Readers. Explore News & Commentary.Our Holiday Book Guide for Justice-Minded Readers
In our series, ACLU staffers share books and merch to give this holiday season that have helped them better understand civil liberties and civil rights, fight for our communities and our Constitution, and increase engagement in creating a more perfect union.