Press Releases
Jan 18, 2023
ACLU Urges U.S. Treasury to Investigate State Use of ARPA Funds to Illegally Build, Expand Prisons and Jails
Legal experts from ACLU’s National Prison Project, affiliates in Ala., Ariz., Ark., Iowa, Ind., La., Minn., Mo., Okla. urge Inspector General of U.S. Treasury Dept. to investigate illegal use of ARPA funds by state governments
Jan 18, 2023
ACLU Raises Alarm Over Arizona Attorney General’s Illegal Financial Surveillance Program
New Records Obtained by the ACLU Detail How Arizona Created a Nationwide Surveillance Program to Track Americans’ Money Transfers
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Jan 11, 2023
Montana Supreme Court Issues Order Related to the Marquez Case
CONTACT:Gillian Branstetter, ACLU, gbranstetter@aclu.orgACLU-MT, media@aclumontana.org
HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Supreme Court issued an order today on the State’s Petition f...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Marquez v. State of Montana
Jan 10, 2023
Federal Judge Rules That a Ban on Automated Data Collection Could Violate the First Amendment
COLUMBIA, S.C. – In an important victory, a federal judge in South Carolina ruled that a case to lift the categorical ban on automated data collection of online court records –...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: NAACP v. Kohn
Jan 09, 2023
Federal Judge Issues Sweeping Remedial Order to Arizona Prison Officials
The order describes detailed steps Arizona prison officials must take to bring conditions up to constitutional standards
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Jensen v. Thornell
Jan 09, 2023
ACLU Moves to Defend Ohio Trans Student’s Right to Use Restroom That Corresponds with Her Gender Identity
CONTACTGillian Branstetter, ACLU, gbranstetter@aclu.orgCelina Coming, ACLU of Ohio, ccoming@acluohio.org
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Today the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Oh...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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