Press Releases
about Free Speech
Jun 18, 2020
ACLU of Indiana and Indy10 Seek Court Order Barring Use of Chemical Weapons on Protesters
INDIANAPOLIS — Protesters who were attacked with tear gas and other weapons by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) while demonstrating against police brutality...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Free Speech
Jun 17, 2020
Police Departments Warned to Protect Constitutional Rights Ahead of Juneteenth
HOUSTON – With wide-spread protests planned in honor of Juneteenth, the ACLU of Texas today sent a letter to the largest law enforcement agencies in Texas demanding that they pub...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
May 31, 2020
ACLU of Connecticut Statement Regarding Police Presence at Protests in Waterbury, Elsewhere
HARTFORD, Conn. – People are protesting in Waterbury following the killing by Minneapolis police of George Floyd. The following is a reaction from David McGuire, executive direct...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 31, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Weekend Protests and Curfews in Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse
NEW YORK – Over the weekend, thousands across the state gathered to protest police violence against Black people and demand justice for the victims of racist murders in recen...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 12, 2020
After ACLU-DC Flags First Amendment Problems With Student Online Speech Rules, D.C. Public Schools Modifies Technology Policy
WASHINGTON – Two weeks after receiving a letter from the ACLU of the District of Columbia identifying several constitutional deficiencies regarding its policy governing studentsâ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
May 07, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Demonstrations During Pandemic
NEW YORK – The New York Police Department issued summons to protesters outside a Manhattan hospital on Sunday. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the foll...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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