Sep 03, 2021
Lawsuit Challenges Iowa Law Banning Schools from Requiring Masks
DES MOINES, Iowa — Eleven parents of children with disabilities and Iowa disability rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit today challenging an Iowa law that bans school dist...
Issue Areas: Disability Rights
Aug 27, 2021
ACLU, Be A Hero’s Ady Barkan Launch Ad Campaign Urging Arizonans To Tell Sen. Sinema ‘Home Care Can’t Wait’
Campaign Aims to Pressure Congress to Include $400 Billion in Home and Community-Based Services Promised By President Biden in the Budget Reconciliation Package
Apr 06, 2021
ACLU Sues South Carolina Gov. McMaster Over State Employee Return to In-Person Work Order
Order Exceeds the Governor’s Authority and Will Cause Real World Harm
Court case: Mihal v. McMaster
Mar 16, 2021
Rev. Sharpton and NYCLU to New York City Council: End Cops as First Responders to Mental Health Crises
NEW YORK – The New York City Council recently introduced a slate of police reform bills that fail to alter the status quo of policing. One of these bills, Intro 2210, will furthe...
Mar 11, 2021
NYCLU on Body Camera Footage of Rochester Police Killing Individual Experiencing Homelessness
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Yesterday, body camera footage was released showing Rochester police officers fatally shooting an individual experiencing homelessness. In response, the New Yor...
Mar 10, 2021
NYCLU Statement on Rochester PD Killing Individual Experiencing Homelessness
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In response to reporting that Rochester police officers fatally shot an individual experiencing homelessness, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the foll...
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