Press Releases
about Free Speech
Aug 04, 2020
ACLU of Indiana Files Lawsuit Against Indiana State Police for Interfering with Death-Penalty Protests at Terre Haute Prison
INDIANAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Death Penalty Action, Indiana Abolition Coalition, Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Free Speech
Jul 30, 2020
LDF Files Complaint Against Louisville Metro Police Department for Military-Style Response to Peaceful Protests
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Kentucky American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-KY), and law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maaze...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 28, 2020
ACLU of Alabama Comment on Arrests of Protesters
MONTGOMERY, ALA. – Today, nine people were arrested while protesting in front of the Alabama Capitol, just days after a memorial service honoring Representative John Lewis wa...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 28, 2020
ACLU-MN Files Class Action for Protesters Injured During George Floyd Protests
MINNESOTA – The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and Fish & Richardson filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of protesters who were injured during pea...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 24, 2020
Statement of the ACLU of Washington on the deployment of federal agents to Seattle
SEATTLE – The Department of Homeland Security has announced the deployment of a tactical team of border officers to protect federal property in Seattle. This team is similar to t...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 30, 2020
Court Blocks Indiana Panhandling Law from Taking Effect
INDIANAPOLIS – U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson, today granted a preliminary injunction preventing House Enrolled Act 1022, which would further criminalize...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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