Press Releases
Mar 30, 2017
New Report Offers Guide for Defense Attorneys to Challenge Secretive Government Hacking
NEW YORK — A report released today sets out key legal arguments and strategies for challenging evidence seized by government-installed computer malware as a violation of the Four...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 30, 2017
ACLU Opposes H.B. 2 Proposal that Would Continue Discrimination
RALEIGH, N.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina released the following statement on H.B. 142, a new legislative proposal to address House Bill 2, North Carol...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
Mar 29, 2017
ACLU Challenges Imminent Closure of Kentucky’s Last Abortion Clinic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The American Civil Liberties Union today challenged the imminent closure of Kentucky’s last abortion clinic.
The ACLU and attorneys at Lynch, Cox, Gilman &...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: EMW v. Meier (formerly EMW v. Glisson)
Mar 28, 2017
Congress Votes to Gut Internet Privacy Protections
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted today to pass resolution S.J.Res.34 that would overturn a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires internet service pr...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Mar 24, 2017
ACLU Statement on Failure to Pass AHCA
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives today decided not to vote on the American Health Care Act (AHCA).
American Civil Liberties Union National Political Director Faiz Shakir...
Mar 23, 2017
ACLU Comment on Senate Vote to Allow Internet Providers to Sell Consumer Data
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted today to pass a resolution that would overturn a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires internet service providers to get customers’...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Civil Liberties
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. -
Court CaseDec 2025
National Security
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. -
News & CommentaryDec 2025
Immigrants' Rights
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. -
South CarolinaDec 2025
Voting Rights
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.