Aug 06, 2023
After Third Wrongful Arrest, ACLU Slams Detroit Police Department for Continuing to Use Faulty Facial Recognition Technology
DETROIT —According to a new lawsuit, the Detroit Police Department has wrongly arrested yet another person based on a faulty facial recognition match. Porcha Woodruff, who was ei...
Aug 03, 2023
Federal Appeals Court Grants Stay in Biden Asylum Ban Case
Court does not rule on merits and places case on speedy review schedule SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court today said the Biden administration’s new asylum ban, which was...
Aug 01, 2023
ACLU Comment on Trump Indictment in January 6 Probe
NEW YORK — The following statement is from Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, after the grand jury handed down an indictment for Donald ...
Issue Areas: Civil Liberties
Aug 01, 2023
Federal Court Allows Medically Unnecessary Abortion Restriction in Guam to Take Effect Again
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling today that will allow the Guam government to enforce a medically unnecessary and irrational abortion restrict...
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
Aug 01, 2023
Jul 31, 2023
Oklahomans File Lawsuit to Stop State From Sponsoring Nation’s First Religious Public Charter School
OKLAHOMA CITY — Nine Oklahoma residents and a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting public education in Oklahoma filed a lawsuit today in state court to stop Oklahoma fr...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
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