The Latest Breaking News from ACLU

9th Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for Honolulu Cops Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old Girl

Officers should have known that handcuffing a compliant 10-year-old is unnecessary, the court ruled.

Reason · Jul 9, 2024

Federal judge in Georgia blocks ‘most severe’ law on bail fund restrictions

Lawsuit challenges law as unconstitutional, meant to target fund helping Cop City protestors

The Guardian - US · Jul 5, 2024

Facial Recognition Fail: Detroit Forced To Pay $300K To Man AI Falsely Recognised As Thief

Detroit man Robert Williams was wrongly arrested for theft due to faulty facial recognition. This raises questions about the tech's accuracy.

International Business Times UK · Jul 3, 2024

He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000

Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2024

The "vast majority" of migrant deaths under ICE detention could have been avoided, report says

As of 2024, ICE currently detains approximately 38,000 people each day in a network of about 130 detention centers nationwide.

Latin Times · Jun 26, 2024

SCOTUS Grants SG's Petition in Transgender-Minor Case

The Court did not grant petitions from the ACLU and Jenner Block. Will the Trump DOJ switch positions in January 2025?

Reason · Jun 24, 2024

SCOTUS may uphold "unconstitutional" law

Supreme Court could use "blatantly unconstitutional" law to "further undermine the separation of church and state"

Salon · Jun 22, 2024

Can an Amicus Ask the Supreme Court to Overrule a Case Where the Parties Don't?

The ACLU successfully asked the Court to reverse Wolf v. Colorado in Mapp v. Ohio.

Reason · Jun 22, 2024

GOP Convention security will allow guns within outer perimeter, sets parade route for demonstrators

Local and federal law enforcement agencies have released a security plan for next month's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee that allows people to carry guns inside an outer perimeter and gives protesters a view of the arena

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024

ACLU sues Louisiana over requiring the display of Ten Commandments in public schools

The state recently passed a law requiring that all public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom

The Guardian - US · Jun 20, 2024