Press Releases
Dec 07, 2023
NYCLU Statement in Response to Mayor Adams Hiring 120 School Safety Agents
NEW YORK CITY– Following Mayor Adams’s decision to hire 120 new school safety agents, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement, attributable to Jake Ma...
Dec 07, 2023
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Delaware Pretrial Voter Disenfranchisement
WILMINGTON, Del. — The ACLU of Delaware, American Civil Liberties Union, Shaw Keller LLP, and Proskauer Rose LLP filed a lawsuit challenging Delaware’s failure to provide eligi...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Prisoner’s Legal Advocacy Network v. Carney
Dec 06, 2023
ACLU Cheers House Judiciary Committee’s Bill to Rein in the Government’s Use of Mass Warrantless Surveillance
The Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act would fundamentally reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Issue Areas:
National Security
Dec 06, 2023
ACLU of Louisiana Responds to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision in Perkins v. Hart
The court upheld a First Amendment violation claim against a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy but dismissed excessive force claims brought by Teliah Perkins and her son
Dec 05, 2023
ACLU and RCFP Urge Supreme Court to Block Two State Laws that Would Allow the Government to Regulate Editorial Discretion on Social Media
Private platforms’ decisions about what speech to host, publish, and distribute on the internet are protected by the First Amendment and cannot be mandated by the government.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: NetChoice, LLC. v. Paxton
Dec 05, 2023
ACLU of Georgia Responds to the Passage of Redrawn State Legislative Maps
ATLANTA—Today, the General Assembly approved redrawn state legislative maps in response to a federal court order finding that Georgia’s enacted state legislative and congressio...
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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.