Press Releases
Jul 30, 2026
Civil Liberties Groups File Amicus Brief Opposing NYPD鈥檚 Illegal, Secret Seizure and Storage of DNA
For more than a decade, New York City has been amassing the DNA samples of New Yorkers without their consent or any court involvement, as a routine matter, specifically for inclusion in its 鈥淪uspect Index鈥� database
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Leslie v. City of New York
Jul 29, 2026
An Assault on Due Process: Frontline Legal Service Providers Sound the Alarm as the Collapse of Legal Representation for Thousands of Unaccompanied Children Nears
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today, in a press briefing hosted by the Defending Our Neighbors Fund, frontline legal service providers across the country warned that legal representation for thou...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 29, 2026
People with Disabilities, Advocates Sue City of Portland and Multnomah County Over Inaccessible Emergency Systems
Federal lawsuit follows 2021 heat wave that killed 69 people and years of ignored warnings from the city's auditor
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Court case: Simeone v. Multnomah County
Jul 29, 2026
ACLU Affiliates File More Than 50 Legal Claims Against the Federal Government on Behalf of People Harmed by Federal Law Enforcement
Claims filed across 17 states and Washington, D.C. under the Federal Tort Claims Act seek justice for citizens and noncitizens alike harmed by federal immigration agents
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 29, 2026
Free Speech Organizations File Comment Demanding the FCC Stop Censorship Campaign Against ABC, Jimmy Kimmel
Thousands of people have filed comments on the case docket in support of ABC and the First Amendment
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 28, 2026
Court-Appointed Monitor Finds ICE Failed to Provide Adequate Medical Care, in Violation of Court Order
New report provides damning indictment of ICE鈥檚 abuses at California鈥檚 largest ICE detention center in first-ever court appointed investigation of full scope of medical care at immigration detention facility
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News & CommentaryAug 2026
Privacy & Technology
Despite 'new' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat. Explore News & Commentary.Despite 'New' Updates, Flock's Creepy Cameras Remain Major Civil Liberties Threat
In response to Flock鈥檚 announcement of operational changes, the ACLU breaks down why many fall short. -
News & CommentaryAug 2026
Women's Rights
Veterans Share Why The Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve In Ground Combat Roles. Explore News & Commentary.Veterans Share Why the Military Is Stronger When Women Can Serve in Ground Combat Roles
Veterans reflect on their military service, the requirements of ground combat occupations, and the decade-long integration of women into those roles. -
News & CommentaryAug 2026
Privacy & Technology
Immigrants' Rights
Ice Agents To Wear Body Cameras But The Fix Is In. Explore News & Commentary.ICE Agents to Wear Body Cameras But the Fix is In
The technology appears unlikely to constrain the immigration agencies; much more sweeping reforms are needed -
News & CommentaryAug 2026
Criminal Law Reform
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States Are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence With Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.. Explore News & Commentary.States are Punishing Women Who Survive Violence with Incarceration. They Deserve Clemency.
One woman violently forced into assisting a murder seeks clemency in Michigan. Author and journalist Justine van der Leun calls for states to enact laws protecting criminalized survivors.