Press Releases
Oct 31, 2016
Report Collects Government Spying Cases from 10 Countries
“Surveillance and Democracy” Shows Effects of Uncontrolled Spying Around the World
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Oct 31, 2016
New City Suspension Data Shows Suspensions are Down but Racial Disparities Persist
The New York City Department of Education today released school suspension data for the full 2015-16 year. The numbers show that, while suspensions continue to decline, severe raci...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 31, 2016
Judge Calls for Additional Safeguards in NYPD Surveillance Rules
NEW YORK — In a legal challenge to the New York City Police Department’s surveillance of American Muslims, a federal judge issued a ruling calling for alterations to a landmark...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Oct 28, 2016
Team Challenging North Carolina’s H.B. 2 Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case on Virginia High School Discriminatory Restroom Policy
Washington – The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it will hear a case brought by the Gloucester County School Board in Virginia that adopted a discriminatory restroom policy th...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al
Oct 28, 2016
Supreme Court Will Hear ACLU Case About School Policy Forcing Transgender Students to Use Separate Restrooms
Fourth Circuit Ruled Schools Can’t Bar Transgender Students From Using Restrooms Consistent With Their Gender Identity
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 27, 2016
President Grants Commutations to 98 Federal Prisoners, Including Ignatzio Guiliano
WASHINGTON — After commuting the sentences of 102 prisoners on October 6, President Obama today brought the month’s total thus far to 200 by commuting the sentences of 98 more ...
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Medical and Genetic Privacy
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
Medical and Genetic Privacy
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
Medical and Genetic Privacy
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
Medical and Genetic Privacy
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.