Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

May 22, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Warrantless Pole Camera Surveillance

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear Moore v. United States, leaving in place a patchwork of lower court decisions on an important and recurring question ab...

Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology National Security

Court case: Moore v. United States

May 04, 2023

ACLU Strongly Opposes Cascade of Dangerous Legislation Threatening to Destroy Digital Privacy

Billed as Making the Internet Safer, the EARN IT Act, STOP CSAM Act, and Cooper Davis Act, Would Instead Chill Free Speech and Increase Government Censorship and Surveillance

Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology Free Speech

Apr 11, 2023

ACLU and Civil Society Groups Urge Montana House To Vote “NO” on Unconstitutional Bill Banning TikTok for All Montana Residents

WASHINGTON — In a letter sent to the Montana House of Representatives today, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and half a dozen free speech and civil liberties...

Issue Areas: National Security Free Speech Privacy & Technology LGBTQ Rights

Mar 07, 2023

ACLU Raises Concerns About Senate Bill Aimed at Banning TikTok

WASHINGTON — Several senators introduced a sweeping bill on Tuesday that sets the stage for the government to ban TikTok for people across the US. Under the proposal, the Secreta...

Issue Areas: Free Speech Privacy & Technology National Security

Mar 01, 2023

ACLU Condemns House Foreign Affairs Committee Vote on TikTok Ban Bill

WASHINGTON — The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday to advance a bill that would effectively ban TikTok in the US, violating the First Amendment rights of mill...

Issue Areas: National Security Free Speech Privacy & Technology

Feb 27, 2023

ACLU Strongly Opposes House Bill that Would Ban TikTok and Threaten First Amendment Rights

WASHINGTON — In a letter sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committees today, the American Civil Liberties Union has urged members to vote no on HR 1153, a bill introduced by Hous...

Issue Areas: Free Speech Privacy & Technology National Security

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