Press Releases
Apr 09, 2018
ACLU Sues Texas County Over Discriminatory, Wealth-Based Bail System
GALVESTON, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, and the law firm Arnold & Porter filed a federal class-action lawsuit yesterday against Galveston Co...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 06, 2018
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Zero Tolerance Policy at Border
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today that it is implementing a “zero-tolerance” policy to prosecute immigrants entering the U.S. at the border.
Cecillia Wang, ...
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Immigrants' Rights
Apr 04, 2018
ACLU Statement on President Trump Order Sending National Guard to Mexico Border
EL PASO, Texas — President Trump announced that he will sign a proclamation today ordering National Guard troops to the southern border to assist with immigration enforcement.
As...
Apr 04, 2018
ACLU Calls on Supreme Court to Overturn 241-Year Sentence for 16-Year-Old
Bobby Bostic Will Not Be Eligible for Parole until He’s 112 Years Old, a Cruel and Unusual Punishment for a Conviction for Robberies Committed at 16
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Smart Justice
Apr 04, 2018
ACLU Sues Orange County District Attorney and Sheriff over Secret, Illegal Jail Informant Program
Vast Operation of Paid Jailhouse Informants Has Tainted Convictions for More than Thirty Years
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: P.E.O.P.L.E. v Rackauckas
Apr 03, 2018
Macedonia Issues Apology for Involvement in Torture by CIA
NEW YORK — The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has formally apologized to a man it unlawfully seized, held incommunicado, and handed over to the U.S. Central Intell...
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Human Rights
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Racial Justice
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are On Ai Regulation, And Where We Go From Here. Explore News & Commentary.Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, ACLU experts explain what’s at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Flock Ceo Goes Ballistic On Critics As More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance
CEO attacks motives of people who care about privacy, says they are trying to “normalize lawlessness” and “let murderers go free” -
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
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Capital Punishment
Executions Spiked In 2025, But The Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground. Explore News & Commentary.Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground
As executions surged to their highest level in years, public support, jury verdicts, and new death sentences continued a historic decline—exposing a punishment sustained by political power, not public will.