Press Releases
Apr 16, 2021
ACLU of Minnesota: Judge Issues Order Halting Police Attacks on Journalists
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge ruled Friday evening that state law enforcement cannot attack or arrest journalists for covering the current protests.
U.S. District Judge Wi...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 14, 2021
ACLU of Minnesota Sues to Stop Attack on Journalists Covering Daunte Wright Protests
The ACLU of Minnesota filed a motion in federal court Wednesday for a temporary restraining order to stop law enforcement from attacking and harassing reporters covering the Daunte...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Mar 10, 2021
ACLU of Iowa Calls Sahouri Prosecution "An Embarrassment"
The following statement regarding the acquittal of reporter Andrea Sahouri can be attributed to ACLU of Iowa Legal Director Rita Bettis Austen.
"Sahouri, a reporter covering the Ge...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 12, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Releases Statement After Attorney General Jeff Landry Sues Local Reporter Over Public-Records Request
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement in response to Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision to sue a reporter from The Advocate over a public-re...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Apr 07, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana Wins Victory in Dismissal of Defamation Case Against New Orleans Photographer
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana prevailed in court on Friday when a federal judge dismissed a defamation case against a New Orleans photographer who...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 23, 2019
ACLU Comment on Julian Assange Indictment
NEW YORK — The Department of Justice today charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act.
Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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