The ACLU and over 75 civil rights organizations have sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg expressing concern over a potential plan to add facial recognition to AI eyeglasses, warning that the technology could threaten privacy, safety and civil liberties.
The ACLU has sent a letter to the House of Representatives supporting H.R. 1689, which would provide Haitians with three years of protection and work authorization, in an effort to reverse the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies.
The ACLU and the Policing Project at NYU School of Law released a report concluding that the US’ current approach to traffic safety has failed to reduce roadway deaths, while imposing significant financial and human costs on communities, and offering new policy recommendations to lawmakers.
Kimberlee Williams was wrongly jailed for six months after Maryland police relied on faulty facial recognition software that falsely identified her as the perpetrator of a bank robbery, according to an ACLU report.
The ACLU has condemned Kansas lawmakers for overriding the Governor’s vetoes of two bills, arguing that they represent an attack on the rights of Kansans by creating barriers to voting, threatening data privacy, and expanding the power of sheriffs.
The ACLU has criticized a federal appeals court ruling that blocked further steps in a criminal contempt inquiry against the Trump administration, arguing that it weakens judicial authority, due process protections and the rule of law.
The ACLU has argued that the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision to deport Mahmoud Khalil was based on unconstitutional retaliation against his speech, and that the government was unable to provide evidence supporting the charges against him.
The ACLU of Tennessee has filed a motion with the Tennessee Supreme Court to conduct DNA testing in the case of Tony Carruthers, arguing that the results could prove his innocence before the state carries out the execution.
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction requiring ICE and the Florida Department of Emergency Management to ensure meaningful access to legal counsel for detainees at the Everglades Detention Facility, following allegations that detainees were effectively cut off from their attorneys.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s seizure of over half a million ballots has raised concerns among election officials, civil rights advocates, and local organizers, who warn that it risks undermining public confidence in democratic institutions and amplifying false narratives about election fraud.
The ACLU is defending the 14th Amendment before the Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, challenging an executive order that would strip birthright citizenship from infants born to immigrant parents after Feb. 19, 2025, a move the organization argues threatens a core constitutional guarantee.
The ACLU is warning that the Trump administration’s proposal to deploy ICE agents at airport security checkpoints would mark an unprecedented escalation of federal immigration enforcement into civilian travel spaces, and the American people are opposed to increasing funding for federal immigration enforcement agencies without accountability measures.
The ACLU has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that federal immigration agents in Minnesota have engaged in racial profiling, warrantless arrests, and unconstitutional enforcement practices, disproportionately targeting Somali and Latino residents.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit is reviewing an Oklahoma law that plaintiffs say has created a chilling effect for educators, prohibiting instructors from including eight prohibited concepts related to sex and race, and potentially violating students’ First Amendment rights.
Human rights advocates challenged the legality of U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean during a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, arguing the policy violates domestic and international law and has caused widespread harm to Latin American communities.
Civil rights groups filed a FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeking transparency regarding the Trump administration’s “unprecedented restrictions” on federal child care and family assistance funding, which has caused payment delays to providers and placed strain on families.
A Kansas district court judge declined to temporarily block enforcement of a new state law that invalidates updated driver’s licenses and birth certificates for transgender people and restricts restroom access in government buildings, allowing the measure to remain in effect while litigation proceeds.
The Justice Department has dropped its appeals from four court rulings that challenged President Trump’s executive orders aimed at sanctioning four major law firms, which were in retaliation for their First Amendment-protected work on lawsuits that have been actively disfavored by the president.
The ACLU of Indiana filed two federal lawsuits against Ball State University on behalf of 11 undergraduate students, alleging the university violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments by enforcing a campus policy that restricts expressive activity within 50 feet of most campus buildings.
The ACLU released a report warning that the Trump administration’s expansion of the 287(g) program is turning local police departments into a “national deportation-policing force” and encouraging racial profiling.