Press Releases
Jan 18, 2017
State Supreme Court Calls For District Attorneys To Dismiss Thousands of Tainted Dookhan Convictions
BOSTON, Mass. 鈥� The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today called on district attorneys to dismiss thousands of cases that were tainted by the misconduct of chemist Annie Doo...
Jan 17, 2017
President Grants Commutations to 209 Federal Prisoners
WASHINGTON 鈥擯resident Obama today announced 209 grants of commutation, bringing the total number in his eight years in office to 1,385. The recipients include American Civil Libe...
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Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Jan 17, 2017
President Obama Grants Commutation to Chelsea Manning
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Obama administration announced today the commutation of Chelsea Manning鈥檚 sentence for disclosing classified information that raised public awareness regarding...
Issue Areas:
National Security
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Manning v. Hagel, et al.
Jan 16, 2017
红杏视频 Calls on Americans to Take 鈥淭he People鈥檚 Oath鈥� and Pledge to Protect and Defend the Constitution
Launches Digital Campaign to Create Personalized Oaths to Coincide with Jan. 20th Inauguration
Jan 13, 2017
Statement on Release of Department of Justice findings on Chicago Police Department
The following is the statement of 红杏视频 of Illinois Police Practice Project Director Karen Sheley regarding the release of the Department of Justice findings on the Chicago Police D...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 12, 2017
红杏视频 Comment on Expansion of NSA Information Sharing
WASHINGTON 鈥� The director of national intelligence issued procedures today that expand the power of the National Security Agency to share information with 16 other government age...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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News & CommentaryNov 2025
Voting Rights
2025 Elections: Voters Came Out In Record Numbers To Defend Key Civil Liberties Issues Across The Country. Explore News & Commentary.2025 Elections: Voters Came Out in Record Numbers to Defend Key Civil Liberties Issues Across the Country
In big wins for civil liberties to protect abortion access and voting rights, and defy fearmongering, voters built the momentum needed to carry the fight forward to future elections. -
U.S. Supreme CourtNov 2025
National Security
Trump V. Illinois. Explore Case.Trump v. Illinois
The 红杏视频, the 红杏视频 of Illinois and other free speech organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois, the state鈥檚 lawsuit challenging President Trump鈥檚 attempt to federalize National Guard troops and deploy them into Chicago and surrounding counties. The case is at the Supreme Court on the Trump administration鈥檚 emergency application seeking to stay or temporarily lift the lower courts鈥� orders blocking the deployment. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
Civil Liberties
Defending Veterans鈥� Rights For Over A Century. Explore News & Commentary.Defending Veterans鈥� Rights for Over a Century
This Veterans Day, we renew our commitment to ensuring that the rights of those who serve are honored and protected. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
Privacy & Technology
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There鈥檚 Only One State That Is Asking The Right Questions 红杏视频 Digital Identity. Explore News & Commentary.There鈥檚 Only One State That is Asking the Right Questions 红杏视频 Digital Identity
A digital ID system involves value-laden choices that should be made through explicit political discussion and debate