Press Releases
Dec 18, 2025
ACLU Responds to President Trump’s Announcement Rescheduling Marijuana
WASHINGTON – President Trump announced today that he will direct executive agencies to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law, recognizing that ma...
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Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
May 16, 2024
ACLU Applauds President Biden’s Announcement to Reclassify Marijuana, Calls for More Reform
WASHINGTON – President Biden announced today that he plans to reschedule marijuana into a category of controlled substances that have a currently accepted medical use and only a ...
Jul 21, 2022
ACLU Comment on Senate Introduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
WASHINGTON — In response to Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Sens. Booker and Wyden today introducing the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, Aamra Ahmad, senior polic...
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Criminal Law Reform
Apr 01, 2022
ACLU Issues Statement on House Passage of MORE Act
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, HR 3617 today.
Aamra Ahmad, American Civil Liberties Uni...
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Criminal Law Reform
Mar 31, 2022
ACLU Calls on House to Pass the MORE Act
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives today encouraging leg...
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Criminal Law Reform
Sep 28, 2021
ACLU Statement on the U.S. House Voting to End Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed today the EQUAL Act with a strong bipartisan vote of 361-66. The bill would eliminate the decades-old sentencing disparity b...
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Criminal Law Reform
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LouisianaApr 2026
Drug Law Reform
State Of Louisiana V. U.s. Election Assistance Commission. Explore Case.State of Louisiana v. U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Voting rights groups should be allowed to intervene as defendants in Louisiana's suit against the U.S. Election Assistance Commission through which the state seeks to require additional proof of citizenship, argued the League of Women Voters of Louisiana and others in a motion to intervene in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. -
News & CommentaryApr 2026
Drug Law Reform
Aclu Joins Coalition Calling For Fifa To Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup. Explore News & Commentary.ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump administration’s militarized immigration crackdown. -
VirginiaApr 2026
Drug Law Reform
Schmidt V. Norfolk. Explore Case.Schmidt v. Norfolk
Whether Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems violate individuals’ expectations of privacy under the Fourth Amendment. -
News & CommentaryApr 2026
Drug Law Reform
Municipalities: Beware Of Changes In Flock’s Legal Terms If You’re Using Or Considering License Plate Readers. Explore News & Commentary.Municipalities: Beware of Changes in Flock’s Legal Terms if You’re Using or Considering License Plate Readers
A flurry of Flock contract changes disempower customers