Press Releases
Jan 09, 2020
NYCLU Files Lawsuit for ORR Records on Targeting Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit to require the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to release records related to its role in a multi-...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 08, 2020
NYCLU Statement on New York 'State of the State' 2020
NEW YORK – Today, Governor Cuomo gave his State of the State address outlining his policy agenda for New York.
In response to the Governor’s remarks, the NYCLU released the fol...
Jan 08, 2020
Civil Rights and Religious Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court to Affirm That Maine Need Not Fund Religious Education
BOSTON – A federal appeals court will hear arguments today in a case regarding Maine’s school tuition payment program. Civil rights and religious organizations are urging the a...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jan 06, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ-AL Report Shows Dire Effects on Alabama Prisons Due to Stalled Paroles
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Campaign for Smart Justice with ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Alabama released a report with dire predictions about Alabama’s prison crisis. Based on an analysis of cur...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 03, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Response to Appeal Seeking to Reinstate the Trump Administration’s Health Care Refusal Rule
NEW YORK — The Trump Administration announced today it would appeal a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York decision striking down a rule to allow health care...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Religious Liberty
Jan 03, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Baghdad Strike
NEW YORK — In response to a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad that killed a top Iranian military commander and others, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ National Security Project Director H...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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