Press Releases
Oct 28, 2019
Trump Administration Drops Unconstitutional Anti-Protest Proposal
Thousands of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Action-Takers Submitted Comments Against Proposed Plan Suppressing Protests
Oct 28, 2019
New Report: Exclusive Data Reveals Pervasive Use of Solitary Confinement in New York State Prisons
Analysis Shows the HALT Act Would Eliminate Long-Term Isolation for Thousands, While DOCCS’ Proposal Would Not End Inhumane Use of Solitary Confinement
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 24, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Calls New Trump Administration Family Separation Numbers Shocking
Government Admits More Than 1,500 Additional Families Ripped Apart By Its Illegal Practice
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 24, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ-AK Condemns DOC Decision, Seeks Public Records in Relation to Overcrowding Concerns
ANCHORAGE – Today, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Alaska sent a letter to the state Department of Corrections (DOC) expressing our profound concerns regarding critical levels of overcrowding in sta...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 24, 2019
South Dakota Governor Drops Anti-Protest Laws in Settlement Agreement With ºìÐÓÊÓƵ
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today backed down from their unconstitutional attempts to silence protesters. Under a s...
Oct 23, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Nevada Statement on LVMPD Withdrawal from ICE Partnership
LAS VEGAS — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Nevada on Oct. 11 called on Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to halt the us...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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Voting Rights
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Women's Rights
Aclu Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy. Explore News & Commentary.ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Women's Rights Advocate Honors Gloria Steinem's Legacy
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Oregon Supreme CourtAug 2026
Privacy & Technology
State V. Lane. Explore Case.State v. Lane
Oregon law enforcement, without a warrant, installed surveillance cameras on two telephone poles near Petitioner’s home and recorded activity there for a month. The State argues that police can continuously surveil our most private spaces—our homes—without judicial oversight. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project and State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Oregon and the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, filed an amicus brief arguing that police were required to obtain a warrant before conducting the extensive pole-camera surveillance at issue this case.