Let Police Operate Drones for Emergencies—but with Full Transparency
Activists fear secret surveillance. Push for firmly enforced rules instead of bans.
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ICE Jails and Deports College Student for Offering Spanish Tutoring Lessons
Christina Alonso spent 48 hours in the United States, all of them in an Oregon jail.
New Orleans D.A. Sued for Using Fake Subpoenas to Coerce Witnesses and Crime Victims
After the media revealed the threatening, fraudulent notices, a lawsuit has targeted the practice.
Supreme Court Considers: Can Cops Arrest You for Going to a Party Where You Don't Know the Host?
The case has already produced some fun SCOTUS banter. It could have major consequences for due process and police accountability.
ACLU Now Against First Amendment, Conservatives Against Second Amendment?
Today in the news: up is down, left is right, cats are dogs
Groups File Suit to Stop Warrantless Tech Searches at Borders
Homeland Security officials seize and snoop into thousands of phones and laptops without any evidence of criminal activity.
Left, Right, and Center Call on Congress to Save DACA
Trump's rescinding of DACA has produced widespread condemnation and a demand that Congress act to reform immigration.
I Became a Pot Felon at 18. I'm Owed More Than an Apology.
Maybe reparations from the federal government are in order.
Gun-Toting Lefties Show Up at Phoenix Rally, Too Bad the ACLU Probably Won't Be Defending Their Speech Rights
The John Brown Gun Club uses the Second Amendment to underline their First Amendment rights.
A 'Broader' Understanding of the First Amendment That Excludes Right-Wing Racists
An ACLU critic argues that the group must forsake freedom of speech in order to save it.
ACLU Blames Cops for Charlottesville Violence
"Law enforcement was standing passively by, seeming to be waiting for violence to take place, so that they would have grounds to declare an emergency, declare an 'unlawful assembly' and clear the area."
'No Free Speech for Fascists' Is a Truly Terrible Idea
The ACLU is right: Do you really want Donald Trump deciding who gets free speech?
ACLU Sues D.C. Metro for Rejecting Ads, Including One With Text of the First Amendment
A dumb government rule to protect subway riders from controversial ads gets predictable results.
ACLU Sues Louisiana Parish for Alleged Bail Extortion Scheme
A civil rights lawsuit says a state judge and a private company are effectively holding defendants for ransom.
Police Roadblocks Are Rights-Free Zones In Madison County, Mississippi
For generations, poor, black residents of Canton, Mississippi have lived under siege from a heavy-handed sheriff's department.
Bail Reformers Seek to Keep the Poor from Being Stuck Behind Bars
Legislation tries to end lack of money as an excuse for keeping non-dangerous people in cells until trial.
Lawsuit: Mississippi County Running Pervasive Police Checkpoints Targeting Black Residents
Black residents in Mississippi's richest county are "under siege" from unconstitutional checkpoints and warrantless searches, an ACLU lawsuit says.
Lawsuit Aims to Force Catholic Hospitals Perform Transgender-Related Surgeries
Refusing any voluntary hysterectomies presented as discrimination.
You Won't Read a Full Accounting of America's Use of Waterboarding and Torture Anytime Soon
Supreme Court turns away transparency lawsuit trying to force release of Senate report.
A City in Ohio Treats Seeking Medical Help When Suffering an Overdose as a Criminal "Public Inconvenience"
The state's ACLU is duly peeved.
Missouri's Public Defenders are so Overwhelmed it's a 'Constitutional Crisis'
A new ACLU lawsuit against Missouri is just the latest to expose how poor defendants across the country are effectively denied their right to an attorney.
How Important Are Nonviolent Protests and Media Criticism in Preserving Democracy? Depends Which Party You Belong to!
Striking findings from Pew Research
Trump Took a Break from Fearmongering to Approve Good Gun Rights Bill
Due process protections preserved for those getting Social Security benefits.
ACLU To File Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Milwaukee Over Stop-and-Frisk
A class-action federal civil rights lawsuit argues the Milwaukee Police Department's suspicionless stop-and-frisk practices are unconstitutional.
Officials Continue to Dodge Attempts to Disclose Use of Stingrays
The government doesn't want you to know how much it uses the mass surveillance devices.
Federal Judge Stays Trump's Order to Remove Immigrants, Refugees Here Legally
Executive action targeted travelers from seven Muslim-dominated countries.
Nat Hentoff, 1925–2017
One of the most vocal civil libertarians of the past century has died.
Trump Could Resurrect a Failed Bush-Era Screening Program for Muslim Immigrants
The NSEERS program screened more than 93,000 immigrants over nine years but failed to catch a single potential terrorist.
Prominent Civil Liberties Groups Anticipate Life Under President Donald Trump
If Trump makes good on his many threats to curtail liberty, there will be resistance.
ACLU Suit Aims to Stop Debtors' Prison in Texas Town
Group says Santa Fe tosses misdemeanor violators in jail if they can't pay-and starves them, too.
Outrage Over Police Social Media Surveillance Falls on the Wrong Parties
Hold law enforcement responsible for snooping, not the tech platforms.
Someone Is Arrested Every 25 Seconds for Drug Possession in the U.S.
A new report by Human Rights Watch and ACLU calls for the full decriminalization of drugs, citing the drug war's "staggering human rights toll."
Libertarian Party of Connecticut, with Help of ACLU, Wins Ballot Access Petitioner Lawsuit
State practice of requiring signature-gatherers to be residents of Connecticut overturned by U.S. District Court judge
The Military Seems Intent on Making Chelsea Manning's Life Even More Miserable
Suicide attempt in July may lead to more punishment, solitary confinement.
Obama May Backtrack on Military Equipment Ban For Police
The president met with police leaders after five officers were killed in Dallas.
The ACLU Counts the Ways Trump Would Violate Civil Liberties
On immigration, surveillance, torture, and press freedom, Trump's ideas are not just bad-they're unconstitutional.
Baton Rouge Police Sued by ACLU over "First Amendment Violations" During Alton Sterling Protests
Lawsuit alleges "excessive force, physical and verbal abuse, and wrongful arrests."
Street Musician Has First Amendment Right to Perform, Will Have Legal Bills Paid by City of Providence
Court rules city of Providence has to pay saxophonist Manuel Pombo's ACLU lawyers.
Is the ACLU's Lawsuit Against Bad Anti-Hacking Law Ingenious or Terrifying?
Ending federal prosecution over violations of vague 'terms of service' rules may come at a cost.
Trump Fans, Progressives, and Homeless Advocates Unite to Sue the City of Cleveland
Rules related to the upcoming Republican National Convention "have an absurdly wide reach and cannot be justified in any rational way," states their lawsuit.
Will We Ever Truly Know the Extent of CIA Torture During the War on Terror?
Copy of Senate report 'mistakenly' gets destroyed as government successfully resists release.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
L.A. County Sheriff Deputies Get Prison Time for Trying to Hide Jail Beating
It's the latest story of abuse at the nation's largest sheriff's department.
ACLU of Rhode Island Slams 'Sex Trafficking' Cops for Focusing on Consenting Adults
The chief result of the stings-which involved Homeland Security and the FBI-was the arrest of 14 sex workers and 14 men seeking sex from undercover cops.
The ACLU Hates Corporations More Than It Loves Civil Liberties
Mens rea could derail criminal justice reform.
Los Angeles Sheriff Will Serve Jail Time for Lying to Investigators
Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca plead guilty for his roll in corruption scandal.
New Bill Calls for Police Stops in Missouri to Track Factors Like Religion, Sexual Orientation
Does your failure to yield make you look gay?
