Press Releases
Jun 17, 2015
Federal District Court Finds Minnesota’s Sex Offenders Program Unconstitutional
ST. PAUL, MINN – The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota is pleased that the United States District Court for the State of Minnesota found Minnesota’s sex offender...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 17, 2015
New York City Must End Cash Bail System, NYCLU Testifies
NEW YORK — The New York Civil Liberties Union will today testify before the New York City Council that it must immediately abolish cash bail for New Yorkers accused of misdemeano...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 17, 2015
ACLU Sues Idaho Over Defective Public Defense System
Thousands of Defendants Left Without Representation at Critical Points in Their Prosecution
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Tucker, et al. vs. State of Idaho, et al.
Jun 15, 2015
ACLU Challenges Deadline for New Political Parties Seeking a Spot on the 2016 Ballot
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit challenging a South Dakota law that moved the deadline for new political parties striving for...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 15, 2015
Supreme Court Declines to Review Decision Striking Down Coercive Ultrasound Law
Law would have forced a woman to “avert her eyes”
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 12, 2015
Sikh Student Wins Right to Join ROTC with Beard, Long Hair, and Turban
Court Holds U.S. Army’s Refusal to Accommodate Articles of Faith Infringes Religious Freedom
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Court case: Singh v. McHugh
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