Press Releases
Jun 05, 2024
ACLU Launches 2024 Election Push to Protect Abortion and Voting Rights
The ACLU Will Invest Over $25 Million Up and Down the Ballot
Jun 04, 2024
Executive Order to Shut Down the Border Would Put Thousands of Lives at Risk
WASHINGTON — The White House released today a fact sheet announcing details on an impending executive action from the Biden administration that will severely restrict people’s ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 31, 2024
ACLU Urges Ninth Circuit to Protect Privacy of Data on Cell Phones
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Oregon, and several partner organizations filed a friend-of-the-court-brief today in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: United States v. Hunt
May 30, 2024
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of NRA in Free Speech Case, Upholds First Amendment Rights of All Advocacy Groups
The ACLU represented the NRA, arguing that a government regulator’s attempts to abuse her power to coerce private entities to blacklist the NRA violated the First Amendment
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: National Rifle Association v. Vullo
May 30, 2024
ACLU Files FTC Complaint Against Major Hiring Technology Vendor for Deceptively Marketing Online Hiring Tests as “Bias Free”
Aon’s tests carry a high risk of discriminating against job seekers based on race and disability
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Racial Justice
May 28, 2024
VICTORY: Court Declares NH Classroom Censorship Law Unconstitutional
Vague law actively discouraged public school teachers from teaching and talking about race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and gender identity inside and outside the classroom
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Religious Liberty
About the ACLU
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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.