Press Releases
Jun 25, 2024
ACLU of Texas and ACLU Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Defend First Amendment Right to Protest
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the ACLU are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the state criminal court convictions of three North Texas comm...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Henderson v. State of Texas
Jun 25, 2024
ACLU Launches First-of-its-Kind Infographics with New Voter Opinion Research
Data Upends Conventional Political Wisdom on Immigration and Public Safety
Jun 25, 2024
Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks Nation’s First Religious Public Charter School
OKLAHOMA CITY — Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union, Education Law Center, and Freedom From Religion Foundation applaud the Ok...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jun 25, 2024
ACLU Statement on Long-Overdue Resolution of Julian Assange Case
WASHINGTON — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was released from prison in the United Kingdom yesterday after pleading guilty to a single felony count of illegally obtain...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Jun 25, 2024
ACLU Announces Plan to Combat Nationwide Abortion Ban and Other Attacks on Reproductive Health Care Under a Second Trump Term
The memo continues the ACLU’s 2024 election policy memo series exploring likely policies from a potential Trump or Biden second term.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 25, 2024
95 Percent of Deaths in ICE Detention Could Likely Have Been Prevented With Adequate Medical Care: Report
New study reveals persistent medical care failures in immigration detention facilities, examines 52 deaths from 2017-2021Â
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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.