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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
Jun 07, 2021
ACLU of Washington: Ruling Blocks City of Selah from Censoring Black Lives Matter-Related Speech
SELAH, Wash. – A federal court has temporarily blocked the city of Selah, Washington from enforcing three provisions of its municipal code, after finding that the Selah Alliance ...
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Free Speech
Jun 03, 2021
ACLU Comment on Trump DOJ Seizing Communications from Journalists
The Biden administration disclosed yesterday that the Trump Justice Department seized phone records of New York Times reporters in 2017. This disclosure follows similar reports fro...
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National Security
Free Speech
Jun 03, 2021
Statement on Supreme Court Decision Removing Hurdles to Online Civil Rights Testing and Research
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued a decision today in Van Buren v. United States, narrowly interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in a manner protecting civil r...
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Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
May 19, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Releases Statement Following Representative Ray Garofalo’s Removal as Chairman of the House Committee on Education
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement in response to Representative Ray Garofalo’s removal as Chairman of the House Committee on Education. In Ap...
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Free Speech
Apr 22, 2021
NYCLU Statement on Police Aggression Against Protesters in Albany
ALBANY – In response to reporting that Albany law enforcement is currently wielding aggressive tactics against protestors, including violently dispersing protestors while reporte...
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Free Speech
About the ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on national issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to ACLU lawsuits.
To schedule an interview with an ACLU expert, email media@aclu.org.
Contact an ACLU Affiliate
The ACLU has 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states' priority civil rights issues.
Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ACLU state affiliate.
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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.