Press Releases
May 07, 2020
Federal Court Rules Arkansas Can Continue Preventing People from Getting Abortion Care During Pandemic
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court denied a motion today to block an Arkansas directive that is preventing patients from obtaining abortion care. The ruling comes in response to...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 07, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Council of Prison Locals Call for Mass Testing of all Employees and Incarcerated People as Over 5,000 Correctional Officers Test Positive for COVID-19
Groups Also Call for Extreme Proactive Measures for Most Vulnerable to COVID-19 Infection
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
May 07, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Demonstrations During Pandemic
NEW YORK - The New York Police Department issued summons to protesters outside a Manhattan hospital on Sunday. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 07, 2020
Statement from the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Oklahoma on the Oklahoma Legislature’s Misuse of Power
OKLAHOMA CITY - Just days after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma’s Election Officials had for 18 years been illegally denying Oklahoma voters the right to cast an a...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 06, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Trump Administration Report on Civilians Killed Abroad
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today made public an unclassified version of a Congressionally-mandated report on the number of civilians it believes it killed in military ...
May 06, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Statement on First Known Death from COVID-19 in ICE Detention
SAN DIEGO — The first confirmed death in an ICE detention center from COVID-19 was reported today at Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. Otay Mesa is run by the private, for...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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NevadaSep 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Killinger V. Jager. Explore Case.Killinger v. Jager
On September 21, 2026, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Nevada and the Innocence Project filed an amicus brief in the District of Nevada in support of Jason Killinger, a man wrongfully arrested after police relied on an incorrect result from facial recognition technology. -
News & CommentarySep 2026
Civil Liberties
Meet The Hosts: Aclu Launches New Podcast 'let The Record Show'. Explore News & Commentary.Meet the Hosts: ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Launches New Podcast 'Let the Record Show'
Hosts Shereen Marisol Meraji and Matthew Beat give a glimpse into the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s new podcast covering some of the most influential court cases in history. -
PodcastSep 2026
Immigrants' Rights
What Happens When The President Defies A Judge?. Explore Podcast.What Happens When the President Defies a Judge?
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News & CommentarySep 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Deaths In Detention: Mortality Rate For People Detained By Ice More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration. Explore News & Commentary.Deaths in Detention: Mortality Rate for People Detained by ICE More Than Doubles Under Trump Administration
Due to recent cuts to reporting requirements of deaths occurring after release, the complete number of deaths in and outside of detention could be even higher.