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Jun 07, 2017
ACLU Statement on Nomination of New FBI Director
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced today that he is nominating former federal prosecutor Christopher Wray to be the next FBI director. Faiz Shakir, American Civil Liberties U...
Jun 07, 2017
ACLU Statement on Trump Support of Reauthorizing NSA Surveillance Authority
WASHINGTON — In a New York Times op-ed published today, the Trump White House said it is backing a bill introduced yesterday by Sen. Cotton to permanently reauthorize Section 702...
Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology
Jun 06, 2017
ACLU Sponsors “Don’t Cap Our Care” Rally to Save Medicaid
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and more than 30 organizations will hold a “Don’t Cap Our Care!” rally on Capitol Hill today in opposition to the effort to ...
Issue Areas: Disability Rights
Jun 05, 2017
ACLU Takes Legal Action to Block Anti-Immigrant Texas Senate Bill 4
SAN ANTONIO — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas filed the first motion today to block the anti-immigrant and anti-law enforcement Texas Senate Bill (SB4) b...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
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
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