Press Releases
Jun 10, 2020
ACLU of Delaware Urges Officials to Go Further on Proposed Policing Reforms
This statement is attributable to Mike Brickner, Executive Director of the ACLU of Delaware.
“The ACLU of Delaware thanks the Delaware Legislative Black Caucus and Attorney Gener...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jun 10, 2020
Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe and Other Athletes Tell NCAA: Move 2021 Events in Idaho due to Anti-Trans Law
Athletes Join Dozens of Advocacy Groups in Calling on the NCAA to Uphold its Commitment to Inclusion
Jun 10, 2020
ACLU-TN Urges Resignation of Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson
Reimagining Policing Requires New Bold Leadership
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 10, 2020
Workers Have Rights to a Safe and Healthy Workplace During COVID-19 Pandemic
NORTH DAKOTA -- While no one wants to be furloughed or unemployed indefinitely, recent surveys show that Americans have mixed feelings about returning to work right now.
In fact, 2...
Jun 09, 2020
ACLU, BLM Seek Emergency Court Order Barring Use of Chemical Weapons on Protesters in Seattle
SEATTLE — Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County, together with individuals protesting police brutality, today sued the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and the city of Seattle to...
Jun 09, 2020
Appeals Court Strikes Down Ruling Requiring Bureau of Prisons to Release Medically Vulnerable People at Elkton Prison
COLUMBUS, OH — Today, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction that directed the Bureau of Prisons to identify and transfer elderly and medically vulne...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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Free Speech
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Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. -
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Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
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Civil Liberties
Voting Rights
United States V. Evans. Explore Case.United States v. Evans
Representing Common Cause and two D.C. voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that D.C. turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.