Press Releases
Jun 28, 2024
ACLU Responds to Supreme Court Decision that Cities Can Punish People for Being Homeless
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled today that the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit cities from punishing unhoused people for sleepi...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
Court case: City of Grants Pass v. Johnson
Jun 27, 2024
Unconstitutional Letters Sent to Naturalized Citizens Amount to Voter IntimidationÂ
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today numerous advocacy organizations sent a demand letter to Tennessee Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins and Secretary of State Tre Hargett informing them t...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 27, 2024
Supreme Court Declines to Protect Pregnant People’s Right to Emergency Care
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued a ruling today in Idaho and Moyle v. United States, dismissing the case from the Supreme Court docket without a ruling on the merits, and se...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States
Jun 27, 2024
ACLU Responds to President Biden’s Announcement Pardoning LGBTQ Service Members
WASHINGTON – President Biden announced this week that he will pardon LGBTQ former service members convicted under now-repealed military laws prohibiting consensual sex. This deci...
Jun 27, 2024
New Report: United States a Global Outlier in Denying Voting Rights Due to Criminal Convictions
WASHINGTON — The Sentencing Project, Human Rights Watch, and the American Civil Liberties Union today released a new report, “Out of Step: U.S. Policy on Voting Rights in Globa...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 26, 2024
ACLU Statement on Leaked Supreme Court Decision in Emergency Abortion Case
WASHINGTON – In response to the leaked opinion in Moyle v. United States, Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, deputy director of the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project, released the following st...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States
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PodcastDec 2024
Capital Punishment
Can Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau BellCan Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau Bell
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Maryland Supreme CourtDec 2024
Criminal Law Reform
Roland Branch v. State of MarylandRoland Branch v. State of Maryland
This petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland asked the court to reconsider its adherence to Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which declared that a traffic stop undertaken for pretextual reasons does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution so long as the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation occurred. The ACLU, alongside the ACLU of Maryland, filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant’s petition, in which the ACLU argued that the court should take up the question of whether pretextual stops violate the Maryland Constitution. In September 2024, the Court denied the petition. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Voting Rights
Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?
The Electoral College meets December 17th to certify the results of the 2024 election, but why? The ACLU breaks down if the process is worth keeping. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and Beyond
You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes.