Stories from ACLU


  1. Obama Administration In Danger Of Establishing "New Normal" With Worst Bush-Era Policies, Says ACLU

    ACLU &bull Jul 29, 2010

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK - The Obama administration has repudiated some of the Bush administration's most egregious national security policies but is in danger of institutionalizing others permanently into law, thereby creating a troubling "new normal," according to a new report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union. "Establishing a New Normal: National Security, Civil Liberties, and Human Rights Under the… Full Story »

  2. Obama Administration Issues Rule Banning Abortion Coverage In High Risk Insurance Pools

    ACLU &bull Jul 29, 2010

    WASHINGTON -The Obama administration today issued a new interim rule excluding abortion coverage from the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans, or high-risk insurance pools, created by the recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Even using their own private funds,… Full Story »

  3. Una juez prohAbe que entren en vigor artAculos clave de la ley de caracterizaciAn [discriminaciAn] racial de Arizona

    ACLU &bull Jul 28, 2010

    Para su difusion inmediata CONTACTO: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org PHOENIX - Al prohibir ayer disposiciones clave de la ley de caracterizacion racial de Arizona, que entro en vigor el 29 de Julio, mientras se emite un fallo determinante respecto a su constitucionalidad, una juez del tribunal federal en Phoenix garantizo que los cuerpos policiacos de Arizona no se vean obligados a exigir "documentos" de las personas a quienes intercepten y quienes sospechen se encuentran en el pais de manera ilegal. El fallo se produjo en una demanda entablada por el Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos impugnando la ley de… Full Story »

  4. Court Blocks Implementation Of Key Sections Of Arizona's Racial Profiling Law

    ACLU &bull Jul 28, 2010

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org PHOENIX - Ensuring that Arizona law enforcement will not be required to demand "papers" from people they stop who they suspect are "unlawfully present" in the U.S., a federal court in Phoenix today blocked key provisions of Arizona's racial profiling law, scheduled to go into effect on July 29, pending a final court ruling on its constitutionality. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice challenging the Arizona law. The ruling vindicates similar claims made by the American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of civil rights groups in… Full Story »

  5. President Obama Poised To Sign Bill Reducing Cocaine Sentencing Disparity After House Passage

    ACLU &bull Jul 28, 2010

    WASHINGTON - The House today passed a bill that would make much needed changes to current cocaine sentencing laws and which will now go to President Obama's desk for signature. As originally introduced in the Senate, the bill would have completely eliminated the discriminatory 100:1 disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentencing under federal law. However, during the bill's markup in the Senate, a compromise was reached with Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members to… Full Story »

  6. House Passes Legislation Creating Criminal Justice Commission

    ACLU &bull Jul 28, 2010

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 202-675-2312; media@dcaclu.org WASHINGTON - A bill creating a bipartisan commission tasked with examining the nation's criminal justice system was passed today in the House. The bill, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, would task the commission… Full Story »

  7. City Council In Fremont, Nebraska Suspends Discriminatory Law Pending Resolution Of ACLU Lawsuit

    ACLU &bull Jul 28, 2010

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org FREMONT, NE - The Fremont, Nebraska City Council voted late this evening to suspend a city law that seeks to banish persons alleged to be undocumented immigrants from rental homes in the 25,000-person town while the ordinance is being litigated. The ordinance, scheduled to go into… Full Story »

  8. State Department Ends Ban On Colombian Journalist

    ACLU &bull Jul 27, 2010

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK - A prominent Colombian journalist who was once barred from the United States today received a visa to come to this country to study. The American Civil Liberties Union, American Association… Full Story »

  9. ACLU Seeks Records About FBI Collection Of Racial And Ethnic Data In 29 States And D.C.

    ACLU &bull Jul 27, 2010

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union today is asking the FBI field offices in 29 states and Washington, D.C. to turn over records related to the agency's collection and use of race and ethnicity data in local communities. According to an FBI operations guide,… Full Story »

  10. Senate Rejects DISCLOSE Act

    ACLU &bull Jul 27, 2010

    WASHINGTON - A campaign finance bill that includes disclosure requirements that raise significant civil liberties concerns failed by a procedural vote today in the Senate. By failing to invoke cloture on the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act,… Full Story »

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