Press Releases

Jul 22, 2019

Court Releases Report on NYPD Reforms after Landmark Muslim Surveillance Settlement

NEW YORK – A federal court overseeing unprecedented reforms in the wake of wrongful NYPD surveillance of Muslim communities made public late yesterday the second annual repor...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Jul 22, 2019

Tofurky Mounts Free Speech Challenge Against Arkansas Meat Label Law

ACLU, GFI, ALDF Lawsuit Defending Tofurky’s First Amendment Rights Comes Amid Multi-State Censorship Efforts

Jul 22, 2019

ACLU Mounts Two-Pronged Attack to Make Records of Police Misconduct Public

Calling it “one of the most damaging decisions affecting the public’s right to know that has been issued, and a significant obstacle to holding police departments accountable,�...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Jul 22, 2019

ACLU Comment on New Trump Expedited Removal Action

NEW YORK — The following comment is in response to the Trump administration notice massively expanding expedited removal of immigrants that is set for publication tomorrow. Omar ...

Jul 18, 2019

Lawsuit Over Lockers for the Homeless in Fort Collins Nears Resolution

FORT COLLINS – A lawsuit filed against the City of Fort Collins by the ACLU of Colorado on behalf of the Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship is close to resolution, with the partie...

Jul 17, 2019

Oakland Approves Face Recognition Surveillance Ban as Congress Moves To Require Government Transparency

NEW YORK — Congress and multiple cities are taking action to bring face recognition surveillance technology under democratic control. Last night, the U.S. House of Representative...

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