Press Releases
Oct 17, 2016
Mohamedou Slahi Released from Guantánamo After 14 Years Without Charge or Trial
‘Guantánamo Diary’ Author to Rejoin Family in Mauritania After U.S. Review Board Cleared Way for Release
Issue Areas:
National Security
Oct 14, 2016
ACLU Responds to Florida Supreme Court Ruling State’s Death Sentencing Statute Unconstitutional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court today ruled that the state’s system of issuing death sentences is unconstitutional. The Florida Legislature passed a law earlier t...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Oct 13, 2016
ACLU Takes Legal Action to Protect Rights of Minnesota Transgender Student
St. Paul, MINN. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and the ACLU filed a motion yesterday to intervene on behalf of a transgender student in a lawsuit that seeks to...
Court case: Privacy Matters v. U.S. Department of Education
Oct 12, 2016
Disastrous Toll of Drug Use Criminalization
Enforcement Destroys Families, Undermines Health
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Oct 11, 2016
ACLU Comment on Reports Justice Department Will Charge Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio With Criminal Contempt
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department is poised to charge Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio with criminal contempt for repeatedly violating a court order to stop detaining pe...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 11, 2016
Court Blocks Louisiana’s Online Age-Verification Law for Violating First Amendment
Local Booksellers, Magazine Publisher, and National Trade Associations Secure Victory in Free Speech Case
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
On the Job
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
On the Job
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
On the Job
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
On the Job
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.