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Feb 07, 2020
NYCLU to Sue DHS for Illegal Suspension of Global Entry Program for New Yorkers
NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union today announced its intention to file a class-action lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security for its retaliatory suspens...
Nov 12, 2019
Corte federal determina como inconstitucionales los registros sin sospecha de teléfonos y computadoras pertenecientes a viajeros
El gobierno debe tener sospecha razonable de contrabando digital antes de registrar dispositivos electrĂłnicos en la frontera estadounidense
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Privacy & Technology
Oct 21, 2019
Georgia Supreme Court Rules Police Must Get Warrant to Access Personal Data Cars Store
First State Supreme Court to Affirm That The Fourth Amendment Applies to Personal Data Cars Collect
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Privacy & Technology
Sep 26, 2019
ACLU Furthers Investigation into the Scope of Facial Recognition Activity in Michigan
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) filed two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests today, with the Michigan Department of State (DOS) and Michig...
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Privacy & Technology
Sep 19, 2019
ACLU Condemns Detroit Board of Police Commissioners’ Vote to Approve Detroit Police Department’s Facial Recognition Technology Policy
ACLU Statement on Detroit Board of Police Commissioners’ Thursday Vote
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Privacy & Technology
Sep 17, 2019
Civil Rights Coalition Urges Detroit Board of Police Commissioners to Reject the Detroit Police Department’s Proposed Policy to Use Facial Recognition Technology
ACLU Submits Freedom of Information Request Seeking All Records Regarding Detroit Police Department’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
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Privacy & Technology
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News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
Ring Superbowl Ad Shows Americans How Powerful Surveillance Systems Have Become, Freaks Them Out. Explore News & Commentary.Ring Superbowl Ad Shows Americans How Powerful Surveillance Systems Have Become, Freaks Them Out
Think twice about sending video from your home to companies, and possibly police and hackers -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
Kansas Town Uses License Plate Readers To Go After Man Who Wrote Op-ed. Explore News & Commentary.Kansas Town Uses License Plate Readers to Go After Man Who Wrote Op-Ed
Targeting followed opinion piece critical of town’s police and anonymously posted anti-ICE fliers -
CaliforniaJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
Doe V. Dhs. Explore Case.Doe v. DHS
On February 2, 2026, the ACLU, ACLU of Northern California, and the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a motion in federal court to quash a Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) administrative subpoena seeking Google subscriber records about our client, solely because he engaged in constitutionally protected speech criticizing DHS conduct. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Privacy & Technology
Trump Administration Claims Sweeping New Power To Take Down Any Drone It Doesn’t Like. Explore News & Commentary.Trump Administration Claims Sweeping New Power to Take Down Any Drone it Doesn’t Like
Baffling order is likely a move to block drone photography of DHS operations in violation of First Amendment