The Latest Breaking News from ACLU

Jane Doe dismissed her case less than 10 days after filing it after an unexpected health issue cropped up

I'm delighted to report (as Adam Liptak wrote in today's New York Times) that the ACLU will be representing the NRA in this important First Amendment case, and that the ACLU's Legal Director David Cole—an experienced Supreme Court advocate—is (the Times notes) planning on arguing. The issue in the case…

A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that only the federal government – not private citizens or civil rights groups – could sue to enforce the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Advocates sound alarm about pro-Israel groups using "punitive" measures to "silence" any criticism

Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine say order by Republican governor violates its free speech rights

Children held in the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center are routinely subjected to solitary confinement, inadequate meals, and filthy cells, according to legal documents.

The U.S. Constitution bans slavery except as punishment for a crime. A growing number of states have tried to address this in their own constitutions, but prisoners say the only change is on paper.

Fatalities happened when a car being used for suspected human smuggling crashed trying to evade police

Maryland officials have approved a settlement that includes reforms to the state medical examiner’s process for conducting autopsies on people killed in police custody