Press Releases
Jul 20, 2017
ACLU Comment on Senate Introduction of DREAM Act
WASHINGTON — Sens. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced today the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act.
Lorella Praeli, direc...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 20, 2017
ACLU Files Lawsuit Demanding Documents on Plans to Implement Trump Religious Exemptions Executive Order
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against four federal agencies demanding documents from the Trump administrat...
Jul 20, 2017
ACLU Comment on the Introduction of the Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act, a Federal Bail Reform Bill
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) today introduced the Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act of 2017. The legislation would take steps toward ...
Jul 19, 2017
Supreme Court Issues Mixed Order on Muslim Ban Implementation
WASHINGTON, DC — The Supreme Court issued an order today leaving in place a lower-court order exempting grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncle...
Jul 19, 2017
ACLU Comment on Justice Department Expansion of Civil Asset Forfeiture
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today the reversal of former Attorney General Eric Holder’s policy to curb law enforcement seizures of people’s property...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 19, 2017
ACLU Statement on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Spending Bill
WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee will consider today the annual spending bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The bill incl...
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
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Through The Lens Of Liberty: The Aclu’s Year In Photos. Explore News & Commentary.Through the Lens of Liberty: The ACLU’s Year in Photos
From nationwide rallies to crucial Supreme Court cases, revisit the photos that encapsulate our eventful year. -
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Human Rights
Foia Case Seeking The Trump Administration’s Legal Justification For Deadly Boat Strikes. Explore Case.FOIA Case Seeking the Trump Administration’s Legal Justification for Deadly Boat Strikes
The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) authored a legal opinion that reportedly claims to justify the Trump administration’s illegal lethal strikes on civilians in boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Media reports indicate that, in addition to claiming that the strikes are lawful acts in an alleged “armed conflict” with unspecified drug cartels, the OLC opinion also purports to immunize personnel who authorized or took part in the strikes from future criminal prosecution. Because the public deserves to know how our government is justifying these illegal strikes, and why they think the people who carried them out should not be held accountable, the ACLU is seeking immediate release of the OLC legal opinion and related documents pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. -
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Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse And Inhumane Conditions At Largest Immigration Detention Center In The U.s.. Explore News & Commentary.Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.
In a letter calling to end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, interviews with 45 people report physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, and intimidation to self-deport. -
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Naacp South Carolina State Conference V. Wilson. Explore Case.NAACP South Carolina State Conference v. Wilson
All voters with disabilities have the right to receive assistance voting from a person of their choice. South Carolina prohibits some voters with disabilities from receiving assistance and limits who voters can rely on for assistance. Voters with disabilities and the NAACP South Carolina State Conference sued to challenge those laws under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act and protect disabled voters’ right to assistance.