PRPD Also Close to Settling ACLU Lawsuit Over Police Abuse of Protesters July 17, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union welcomed a legally binding consent decree announced today …
May 21, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-2666, media@aclu.org MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today announced an unprecedented collaborative effort by several of the country's most prestigious law firms to prosecute …
April 30, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK – At a press briefing today, President Obama restated his belief that the prison at Guantánamo should be closed. Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American …
Share April 18, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; mailto:media@aclu.org href="mailto:media@aclu.org">media@aclu.org DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan sent a letter to the Detroit Police Department and …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2013 GENEVA – As the United Nation’s Human Rights Council prepares to debate a draft motion on social protest, human rights organizations from around the world have joined their voices to call on the U.N. to provide …
Asks Group to Urge Restrictions on the Extreme Practice March 12, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org WASHINGTON – In a first-ever hearing on solitary confinement in the Americas, the American Civil Liberties Union today …
September 25, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (202) 675-2312; media@dcaclu.org WASHINGTON – President Obama today signed an executive order that would give better protections to vulnerable workers at U.S. military and diplomatic missions who are …
September 26, 2012 Court says individuals can’t be denied medically necessary dental coverage under state’s Medicaid program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org Indianapolis – The State of Indiana cannot violate state and federal …
October 25, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org LAS CRUCES, NM—The American Civil Liberties Union is slated to present testimony today at the United Nations on human rights violations at the U.S.-Mexico border, including …
December 4, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union is disappointed with today’s Senate failure to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) with its …
December 11, 2012 U.S. Courts Have Denied Recourse FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union and Yale Law School’s Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic today filed a petition against the United States with the Inter- …
December 11, 2012 First-ever Hearing to Be Held on School-to-Prison Pipeline FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org WASHINGTON – Congress can help dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline with legislation that would promote positive …
December 12, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org The R.I. Supreme Court today dismissed as moot a lawsuit the ACLU filed in 2010, challenging various Truancy Court practices. In doing so, the Court acknowledged many of the …
December 17, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of an eight-year-old student with cerebral palsy who was barred from bringing …
December 21, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union welcomed an agreement announced today between the U.S. Justice Department and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and outgoing …
N.C. DMV Spokesperson Says Specially Marked Driver’s Licenses Will Be Issued this Summer to Non-Citizens in the U.S. Legally; Civil Liberties Group Strongly Concerned About Stigmatization of Aspiring Citizens February 21, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT …
July 21, 2011 Inadequate Monitoring and Enforcement Allows Abuses by Government Contractors to Continue FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 21, 2011 CONTACT: Josh Bell, ACLU national, (212) 549-2508 or 2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK – The American Civil …
July 2, 2011 Preliminary Findings of ACLU Investigation Exposed Efforts by Government and Police Officials to Quash Puerto Ricans' Constitutional Rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The …
June 16, 2011 ACLU and Dozens of Other Groups Call on U.S. to Change Policy Due to Dangerous Conditions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org GENEVA, Switzerland – The American Civil Liberties Union, along with more than 50 …
June 13, 2011 Preliminary Findings Call into Question Government Commitment to First Amendment Protections and Human Rights Standards FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org SAN JUAN, P.R. – A violent pattern of police …
