Press Releases

Apr 28, 2015

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Cases Challenging Marriage Bans for Same-Sex Couples

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in cases that challenge laws in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee barring same-sex couples from marrying a...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Apr 27, 2015

ACLU of Missouri Releases Mobile Justice App for iPhones

ST. LOUIS – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri released the iPhone version of a smart phone app called the ACLU of Missouri Mobile Justice app — an empow...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Apr 23, 2015

ACLU Comment on Drone Strikes Killing Hostages

NEW YORK – President Obama announced today that a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan killed two al Qaeda hostages, an American and an Italian. The White House also said it believed th...

Issue Areas: National Security

Apr 22, 2015

ACLU Calls for Expiration of Patriot Act Section 215

ACLU Opposes McConnell’s 5-Year Extension of NSA Spy Program Authorization

Apr 21, 2015

Mom Arrested and Strip-Searched After 9/11 Flight Settles Lawsuit

DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement in its lawsuit filed on behalf of Shoshana Hebshi, a mother of two who was pulled off an airplane at gunpoint,...

Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Court case: Hebshi v. United States

Apr 21, 2015

International Poll Shows Millennials Have Positive Opinion of Edward Snowden

NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today released the results of an international poll showing that majorities of millennials familiar with Edward Snowden around the w...

Issue Areas: National Security Free Speech

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