Press Releases
Jun 19, 2017
ACLU, Advocates Raise Alarm About Impact of American Health Care Act on People With Disabilities
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, more than a dozen disability rights organizations, and several senators will sponsor a congressional briefing today that will exa...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Jun 19, 2017
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Constitutional Challenges May Proceed Against State Actors as Individuals
Despite Adverse Ruling on Sovereign Immunity, Decision Means ACLU Can Continue to Challenge Georgia’s Unconstitutional Abortion Ban
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Lathrop, et al. v. Deal, et al.
Jun 19, 2017
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Ruling Involving Post-9/11 Detentions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ruled in a post-9/11 national security case, Ziglar v. Abbasi. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a friend-of-the-court brief in this cas...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: Ziglar v. Abbasi
Jun 19, 2017
Supreme Court to Review Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today agreed to review a Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case.
Dale Ho, director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project, had this reaction:
“The...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 19, 2017
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in ‘Slants’ Trademark Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled today that a federal law banning trademark registration to names or brands that “disparage” others violates the First Amendment, and that...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Lee v. Tam
Jun 16, 2017
ACLU Response to Acquittal of Officer Yanez for Manslaughter Charges of Philando Castile
ST.PAUL, Minn. – Today, a jury in Ramsey County found Officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty of the 2016 killing of Philando Castile.
The following statement can be attributed to Tere...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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Court CaseDec 2025
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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 & CommentaryDec 2025
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Ai Is Infringing On Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That. Explore News & Commentary.AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age. -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
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Your Questions Answered: How Jury Duty Protects Your Rights. Explore News & Commentary.Your Questions Answered: How Jury Duty Protects Your Rights
Equally important, but less revered than voting; jury service is a powerful tool for holding the government accountable. ACLU experts answer your questions about jury service. -
Michigan Supreme CourtDec 2025
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People Of The State Of Michigan V. Serges. Explore Case.People of the State of Michigan v. Serges
At the core of this case is the question of whether the government can extract and test our DNA without a warrant. The ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative and Project on Speech, Privacy, and Technology, together with the ACLU of Michigan, filed an amicus brief arguing that, since our DNA contains vast amounts of highly sensitive information about us, DNA testing and extraction constitute a search and therefore require a warrant under both the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article I, section 11 of the Michigan Constitution. If there were no warrant requirement, as the State urges, police would be able to arrest someone for one offense, even pretextually, and limitlessly test their DNA to investigate unrelated crimes. This would especially impact people from marginalized populations who are most likely to be subject to these police practices.