Press Releases
Jun 05, 2017
Supreme Court to Hear First Cell Phone Location Data Case
ACLU Represents Man In Case Where Police Obtained Months’ Worth of Cell Phone Location Information Without a Warrant
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Carpenter v. United States
Jun 02, 2017
Tennessee Groups Take Legal Action Against Efforts to Block Refugee Resettlement
JACKSON, Tenn. — Groups serving Tennessee refugees are taking legal action against the state legislature’s efforts to block refugee resettlement.
State lawmakers who oppose re...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Jun 02, 2017
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration Effort to Bury CIA Torture Report
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is having at least two federal agencies give their copies of the Senate’s CIA torture report back to the Senate, according to a report by ...
Court case: Senate Torture Report - FOIA
Jun 02, 2017
ACLU Comment on Expanded Vetting for Visa Applicants
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration approved a new questionnaire for U.S. visa applicants that seeks expanded personal information, including social media activities as well as...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 02, 2017
Trump Administration Appeals to Supreme Court in Muslim Ban Case
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice late last night requested that the Supreme Court consider the government's appeal from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in Inter...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 31, 2017
ACLU Statement on Leaked Trump Plan to Restrict Access to Contraceptive Coverage
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is reportedly planning to issue regulations that would allow any employer to claim a religious exemption that enables it to deny any employee ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Religious Liberty
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Court CaseDec 2025
Free Speech
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
Racial Justice
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
Criminal Law Reform
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
Criminal Law Reform
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.