Press Releases
Oct 03, 2017
ACLU-DC Seeks Protection for Personal Facebook Accounts Against Inauguration Day Search Warrants
Overbroad Search Warrant Implicates Private Pages of Two Local Activists and First Amendment Rights of Thousands of Facebook Users
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Oct 03, 2017
ACLU Comment on New Immigration Detention Bill
WASHINGTON — Congress introduced a bill today that will end profiteering from immigration detention by private prisons and local jails and ensure that all detained immigrants hav...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 03, 2017
ACLU, Coalition Urge Congress on Surveillance Reform
WASHINGTON — A broad coalition of advocates including the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP, Free the People, and the R Street Institute, among others, sent a letter to t...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Oct 02, 2017
Federal Appeals Court Requires Immigration Authorities to Consider Financial Resources When Setting Bond
LOS ANGELES – In a major legal victory for immigrants’ rights, a federal appeals court today ruled that the government cannot set unreasonable bonds for detained immigrants, in...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Hernandez v. Barr
Oct 02, 2017
ACLU of Nevada Statement on Shooting in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — The ACLU of Nevada released the following statement:
"Today our hearts are broken at the news of this horrific tragedy in Las Vegas. Our thoughts and sympathies go ou...
Oct 01, 2017
ACLU Launches 50-State People Power “Let People Vote” Campaign
Kansas Live-Stream Event Kicks Off Nationwide Push to Expand Voting Rights
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Government-mandated Software A Looming Threat To Freedom. Explore News & Commentary.Government-Mandated Software a Looming Threat to Freedom
Trend seen around the world — and potentially in the US — opens the door to inescapable censorship and surveillance -
IllinoisJan 2026
Voting Rights
United States V. Matthews. Explore Case.United States v. Matthews
The Department of Justice sued the Illinois Board of Elections, demanding the state produce its full, unredacted voter file, which contains highly sensitive and personal data on every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of the federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
HawaiiJan 2026
Voting Rights
United States V. Nago. Explore Case.United States v. Nago
The Department of Justice sued the Hawai‘i Secretary of State, demanding the state produce its full, unredacted voter file, which contains highly sensitive and personal data on every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of the federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition To Spot “persons Of Interest” — Including For The Government. Explore News & Commentary.Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition to Spot “Persons of Interest” — Including For the Government
Are Wegmans and other retailers participating in the Trump war on immigrants?