Surveillance vendor Leonardo has introduced SignalTrace, a technology designed to augment existing automated license plate reader (ALPR) capabilities. This system collects electronic signals from personal devices to construct unique ‘electronic fingerprints’ for individuals, facilitating their tracking without judicial oversight.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asserted that operational changes announced by Flock Safety, a surveillance technology firm, do not adequately mitigate privacy concerns associated with its extensive national automatic license plate reader (ALPR) network.
Civil rights organizations have petitioned a New Hampshire federal court to affirm protections for birthright citizenship, following President Donald Trump’s recent executive order challenging the 14th Amendment. The groups, which previously secured a Supreme Court victory rejecting a similar presidential directive, argue the new order seeks to undermine the constitutional guarantee of citizenship based on place of nativity.
Civil rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Legal Defense Fund, have petitioned a New Hampshire federal court to reaffirm birthright citizenship protections. This action follows President Donald Trump’s issuance of a new executive order, which challenges constitutional interpretations previously upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of Trump v. Barbara.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed 54 claims across 17 states against the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging that agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subjected immigrants and U.S. citizens to violence, abuse, and dangerous detention conditions.
More than 1,000 high school students participated in the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) largest lobbying effort in its history on July 27, convening on Capitol Hill to advocate for the advancement of the Dream and Promise Act. The advocacy campaign, described by the ACLU as the largest national event focused on citizenship legislation since 2025, sought to address the increasing uncertainty confronting millions of long-term U.S. residents amid the rollback of Temporary Protected Status protections.
A court-appointed external monitor concluded that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) failed to provide constitutionally adequate medical care at the California City Detention Center, a determination that subsequently prompted the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Prison Law Office, and Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP to issue a public report detailing systemic deficiencies within the facility’s healthcare system.
A report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) contends that the Trump administration’s immigration policies have generated a humanitarian crisis, while asserting the availability of more effective federal alternatives.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit curtailed the ability of federal judges to order the release of immigrants allegedly detained for protected speech, ruling that a district court lacked jurisdiction to release Columbia University graduate student Mohsen Mahdawi.
A federal judge in Massachusetts has permitted a lawsuit challenging an executive order restricting mail voting to advance, denying federal government motions to dismiss and affirming that voting rights organizations plausibly demonstrated an imminent risk of voter disenfranchisement for individuals reliant on mail ballots, including those with disabilities and Americans residing overseas.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of North Dakota filed an amicus curiae brief in Thunderhawk v. Morton County, supporting litigants challenging the closure of a public road near the Standing Rock Reservation. The organizations argued that the road closure violated First Amendment protections, contending that public thoroughfares have historically served as traditional public forums for assembly and the free exchange of ideas.
U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver appointed Annette Chambers-Smith as an independent receiver to oversee healthcare for over 25,000 individuals incarcerated in Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry facilities, a rare judicial intervention prompted by over a decade of documented systemic failures to provide constitutionally adequate care.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced that musician Bruce Springsteen and former National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick will receive the newly established Ralph Ellison Award, recognizing their contributions to civil rights and civil liberties through the arts and sports. The award ceremony is scheduled for July 24 in Washington, D.C.
An 84-page report released by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union documented severe physical abuse, life-threatening medical neglect, and coercive removals at the Fort Bliss immigration detention camp. The findings prompted calls for the facility’s closure and investigations into recent deaths, including that of Gerardo Lunas Campos, whose death was officially ruled a homicide by asphyxiation.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, alongside law firm Cooley LLP, filed an amicus brief in support of California’s legal challenge to Shasta County’s Measure B, contending that the proposed ballot initiative would significantly restrict voter access by eliminating vote-by-mail and early voting options, while mandating photo identification at polling places.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit struck down the higher education provisions of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act, ruling the law unconstitutionally restricts speech in college classrooms. Advocates for the decision stated it would ensure an uncensored learning environment for students.
A report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) revealed that police departments in Louisville and Minneapolis continued to engage in excessive force and failed to adequately review officer conduct, despite the Trump administration’s prior termination of federal oversight.
The American Civil Liberties Union initiated legal proceedings against the city of Phoenix, alleging the unlawful denial of public records pertaining to the Phoenix Police Department’s use-of-force policies and practices.
The MacArthur Justice Center, in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Northern California, has initiated a federal lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act, targeting the Department of Homeland Security and its agencies for records pertaining to alleged retaliation against individuals who document federal immigration agents in public settings.