Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Dec 20, 2023

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Allow No Fly List Challenge to Continue

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Oregon, and Goodwin Procter today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Supreme Court case FBI v. Fikre, which will de...

Issue Areas: National Security

Court case: FBI v. Fikre

Dec 11, 2023

Ahead of House Vote, ACLU Sounds Alarm on Bill Greatly Expanding the Government’s Mass Warrantless Surveillance Authority

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union is strongly urging the House of Representatives to vote for the Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act, the House Ju...

Issue Areas: National Security

Dec 06, 2023

ACLU Cheers House Judiciary Committee’s Bill to Rein in the Government’s Use of Mass Warrantless Surveillance

The Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act would fundamentally reform Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Issue Areas: National Security

Nov 30, 2023

ACLU and EFF Applaud Ruling Halting Montana TikTok Ban

MISSOULA, Mont. — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) applaud a ruling by the federal district court in Montana that...

Issue Areas: Free Speech National Security

Nov 27, 2023

ACLU Urges Congress to Oppose Attempt to Sneak Section 702 Reauthorization into “Must-Pass” Defense Spending Bill

ACLU vows to oppose the NDAA and score the vote if Section 702 reauthorization is included

Issue Areas: National Security

Nov 16, 2023

Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Unconstitutional Deactivation

University of Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, and Palestine Legal

Issue Areas: Free Speech National Security Religious Liberty LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues

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