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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 ...
Issue Areas:
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...
Issue Areas:
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...
Issue Areas:
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 ...
Issue Areas:
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...
Issue Areas:
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...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Free Speech
One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained For His Speech Returns To Court. Explore News & Commentary.One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained for His Speech Returns to Court
The ACLU is in court this week with Dr. Badar Khan Suri fighting the Trump administration’s unconstitutional attempt to re-detain him for exercising his First Amendment rights. -
CaliforniaJan 2026
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Doe V. Dhs. Explore Case.Doe v. DHS
On February 2, 2026, the ACLU, ACLU of Northern California, and the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a motion in federal court to quash a Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) administrative subpoena seeking Google subscriber records about our client, solely because he engaged in constitutionally protected speech criticizing DHS conduct. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Free Speech
Cómo Una Ley De La época De Covid Que Prohíbe Las "noticias Falsas" En Puerto Rico Acecha A La Prensa. Explore News & Commentary.Cómo una ley de la época de COVID que prohíbe las "noticias falsas" en Puerto Rico acecha a la prensa
Dos periodistas desafían una ley que amenaza la libertad de prensa en un intento de prohibir la desinformación -
Washington, D.C.Jan 2026
Free Speech
The New York Times Co. V. Department Of Defense. Explore Case.The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense