Jun 18, 2025
ACLU Reminds President Trump That Only Congress Can Decide Whether to Use Force Against Iran
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union tonight sent a letter to President Trump making clear that only Congress can authorize the use of military force against Iran. The...
Issue Areas: National Security
Jun 09, 2025
ACLU Slams Trump Administration Deployment of Active Duty Troops to Los Angeles
WASHINGTON — Today, President Trump ordered hundreds of active-duty marines to support the administration’s crack down on immigrants’ rights protestors in Los Angeles, who to...
May 19, 2025
ACLU and ACLU of Louisiana Sound Alarm on New Orleans Police Department’s Secret Use of Real-Time Facial Recognition
Network of face recognition surveillance cameras distinguishes New Orleans as the worst abuser of this technology in the nation
May 13, 2025
ACLU Urges House Committee to Remove Dangerous Anti-Dissent Provision from Tax Bill
WASHINGTON — In an apparent effort to aid President Trump’s discriminatory clamp down on free speech, Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee have snuck a dangerous...
Apr 25, 2025
Apr 10, 2025
Human Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions Targeting ICC
According to the lawsuit filed by the ACLU and ACLU of Maine, these sanctions violate the First Amendment rights of Americans engaging with the ICC
Court case: Smith v. Trump
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