Press Releases
May 03, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab Sues St. Tammany Deputies for Choking a Black Woman Over False Traffic Violation
Video of attack shows deputy pressing the woman’s face into the ground, threatening to Taser her child
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 01, 2021
ACLU Comment on Release of Trump Administration Lethal Force Rules
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration last night released President Trump’s secret rules for use of lethal force against terrorism suspects abroad. The Trump “Principles, Sta...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Apr 30, 2021
Maine Lawmakers Consider Major Drug Reform Bill, as Advocates and Health Experts Rally in Support
Legislative committee holds hearing on LD 967, a bill that would make minor drug possession for personal use a civil offense and offer a pathway to recovery
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 29, 2021
ACLU Statement on Senate Passage of the Temporary Reauthorization of Fentanyl Analogues Act
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has voted to extend the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act, a Trump-era piece of legislation t...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 28, 2021
ACLU Statement on FDA Menthol Cigarette Ban
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration appears to be moving forward with a plan to ban menthol cigarettes this week — a step that has been years in the making.
Aamra Ahm...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Apr 28, 2021
ACLU Calls on Biden Administration to Shut Down ICE Detention Facilities
Low Detention Numbers Pose Unique Opportunity to Shut Down Architecture Used to Abuse and Traumatize Immigrants
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Free Speech
Government Pressure To Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was An Abuse Of Power. Explore News & Commentary.Government Pressure to Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was an Abuse of Power
Late-night hosts have become targets as the Trump administration pressures networks, raising urgent questions about First Amendment protections. -
Rhode Island Supreme CourtOct 2025
Civil Liberties
Parente Et Al. V. Lefebvre Et Al.. Explore Case.Parente et al. v. Lefebvre et al.
This case asks whether state officials in Rhode Island can be held liable for their discriminatory acts under the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act (RICRA), a state anti-discrimination law. The State of Rhode Island asserts that it has sovereign immunity as to claims brought under the RICRA and therefore cannot be sued for damages for violating that law. The State Supreme Court Initiative and the ACLU of Rhode Island filed an amicus brief arguing that the State is wrong: discrimination claims under the RICRA are covered by the State Tort Claims Act’s broad waiver of state sovereign immunity for “all actions of torts.” Thus, state officials may be held liable when they engage in discrimination prohibited by the RICRA, allowing harmed Rhode Islanders to seek redress. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Pregnant And Postpartum Women Face Neglect And Abuse In Ice Detention. Explore News & Commentary.Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention
ACLU letter documents miscarriages, denial of prenatal care, and inadequate food and medical attention for women held in immigration facilities, calling for immediate release and reforms.