Press Releases

Jul 27, 2015

ACLU Announces Settlement in Lawsuit Over Warrantless Raid By US Immigration Agents and Nashville Police

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement in a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of a warrantless raid in Nashville, Tennessee, by U.S...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Court case: Escobar v. Gaines

Jul 23, 2015

ACLU Comment on Introduction of the Equality Act in Congress

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, Tammy Baldwin, and Cory Booker and U.S. Representative David Cicilline introduced the Equality Act, a comprehensive federal bill t...

Jul 16, 2015

New EEOC Ruling Protects Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Employees

WASHINGTON — The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today issued a decision that employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is a form of sex discrim...

Jul 15, 2015

New ACLU Poll Reveals Bipartisan Support Among Likely 2016 Voters for Prison Population Reduction

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today released results from a new national survey focused on criminal justice reform. The poll reveals an overwhelming consensus a...

Issue Areas: Smart Justice

Jul 15, 2015

ACLU Sues Over Failing Public Defense System in Fresno County, California

Tens of Thousands Go Without Legal Representation that the Constitution Guarantees

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Jul 14, 2015

ACLU Urges Obama to Reform the Criminal Justice System with Immediate Executive Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Steve Smith, 212-519-7811, ssmith@aclu.org NEW YORK — In response to President Obama’s remarks on criminal justice reform delivered at the NAACP ...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Smart Justice

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