Press Releases
Feb 04, 2016
ACLU Statement on UN Panel Finding on Julian Assange
NEW YORK — The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has reportedly concluded that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arbitrarily detained. An official announcement is...
Feb 04, 2016
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Asks Public to Submit Videos for Project on Tech and Democracy
Gordon-Levitt to Donate Acting Fee From Snowden Movie to ACLU and hitRECord Project
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jan 27, 2016
ACLU of Indiana, Indiana Protection & Advocacy Services Announce Settlement with Department of Correction
Agreement with DOC marks fundamental, systemic change in the treatment of seriously mentally ill prisoners.
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 26, 2016
ACLU Comment on Colson Task Force Report Release
WASHINGTON - The congressionally mandated Charles Colson Task Force released its report and recommendations for addressing our flawed federal criminal justice system. The Colson r...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 26, 2016
ACLU Comment on President Obama’s Reforms to Solitary Confinement in Federal Prisons
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Justice today released its first-ever guidance on solitary confinement, Report and Recommendations Concerning the Use of Restrictive Housi...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 25, 2016
Government Needs a Warrant To Get Cell Phone Location Data, ACLU Says In Brief to Appeals Court
MILWAUKEE – On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Wisconsin, along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, filed a friend of the court brief with the Sev...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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Human Rights
Why the Fight for Racial Justice is a Human Rights IssueWhy the Fight for Racial Justice is a Human Rights Issue
On International Human Rights Day, the ACLU is advocating for a long-sought after reparatory justice to end the continued abuses against Black and brown communities. -
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AI Generated Police Reports Raise Concerns Around Transparency, BiasAI Generated Police Reports Raise Concerns Around Transparency, Bias
AI-generated police reports threaten to exacerbate existing problems in law enforcement, and to create new ones. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
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We Need to Know More About State Supreme Court CasesWe Need to Know More About State Supreme Court Cases
State Supreme Courts interpret laws that impact some of the most intimate parts of our lives. Communities have a right to know what’s on the docket.
