Press Releases
Mar 19, 2024
ACLU Cheers Supreme Court Decision to Allow No Fly List Challenge to Continue
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today ruled in FBI v. Fikre that a U.S. citizen can continue to challenge his placement on the No Fly List, after the government removed him from i...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: FBI v. Fikre
Mar 19, 2024
ACLU Names Zoe Brennan-Krohn as Director of the Disability Rights Program
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union announced today the appointment of Zoe Brennan-Krohn as director of the Disability Rights Program.
As director of the Disability Rig...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Mar 18, 2024
ACLU Defends NRA’s First Amendment Rights, Urges Supreme Court to Protect All Advocacy Groups’ Free Speech Rights
The ACLU argued that any government attempt to blacklist an advocacy group and deny it financial services because of its viewpoint violates the First Amendment.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: National Rifle Association v. Vullo
Mar 15, 2024
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision Related to Whether Public Officials Can Block Social Media Followers
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Friday clarified when public officials’ social media posts are subject to the First Amendment in response to two challenges, O’Connor-Ratcli...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
Mar 14, 2024
ACLU Commends Senate Judiciary Committee’s Bill to Rein in the Government’s Use of Mass Warrantless Surveillance
The SAFE Act would make important reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
Issue Areas:
National Security
Mar 13, 2024
ACLU Urges Senate to Reject TikTok Ban Bill Following House Passage
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 7521, a bill that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. The vote comes just one day after the Americ...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
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