Citing Abuses at FCI Dublin, ACLU Backs Congressional Legislation to Create Federal Prison Oversight
By Connie Martinez WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has announced its strong support…
ACLU Reaches Settlement in Lawsuit Seeking to Reduce Population in Atlanta’s Overcrowded Fulton County Jail
By Kapish Kalita ATLANTA, GA -The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Georgia said…
ACLU Releases Policy Paper Criticizing Use of ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ in Philadelphia
By Shriya Chittapuram PHILADELPHIA, PA – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania recently released a…
Report Charges 68 Deaths in ICE Custody Since 2017 Highlight Systemic Issues
By Lily Rusk WASHINGTON, DC – Since Jan. 1, 2017, at least 68 individuals have died in…
ACLU Letter Implores House of Representatives to Vote No on ‘Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act’
By Helen Shamamyan WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sent a letter to the…
Florida’s Court of Appeals Urged to Block Regressive Housing Law Discriminatory toward Chinese Immigrants
By Helen Shamamyan and Rajesvi Deora MIAMI, FL – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a…
Grandmother’s Voting Error Conviction and 5-Year Sentence Tossed by Texas Appeals Court
By The Vanguard Staff AUSTIN, TX — Crystal Mason, a Black grandmother and mother of three, was…
SF Firms Join ACLU in Amicus Brief Challenging Idaho ‘Defense of Life’ Law that Denies Emergency Abortion Care
By The Vanguard Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Cooley LLP’ San Francisco office Friday announced it has…
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Texas’ ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Law to Proceed, but Hours Later Federal Court Puts Pause on Controversial Measure
By Perla Chavez WASHINGTON, DC — This past week, the Biden Administration’s urgent petition to reassess the…
Preeminent Law Professor Exposes Racist Death Sentence Jury Selection Process in Georgia
By Charlie Simmons WASHINGTON, DC – Law professor Stephen Bright published an op-ed in the Washington Post…
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Idaho Attempt to Deny Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
By Sofia Hosseinzadeh SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals here Tuesday blocked an…
Father Sues Ronald McDonald House, Alleges Housing Policy Disproportionately Harms People of Color
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram and Jonathan Nunez WHITE PLAINS, NY– The Ronald McDonald House of the Greater…
Historical Settlement Ends Trump’s ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Family Separations; Victims Now Compensated after Controversial Policy
By Vy Tran SAN DIEGO, CA — U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw last week here verbally approved…
Florida ICE Detainees Launch Hunger Strike Over Meager Food Portions
By Madison Whittemore MACCLENNY, FL – Thanksgiving – when many people eat way more than they should…
ACLU Records Show U.S. Marshals Resisting Biden’s Order to End Private Prison Contracts
By Madi Whittemore NEW YORK, NY – Records obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reveal…
ACLU of Kentucky Calls Attention to Abysmal Conditions in Adair County Youth Detention Center
By Kaveh Nasseri COLUMBIA, KY – Young people incarcerated in the Adair County Youth Detention Center (ACYDC)…
Congresswoman Introduces ‘End Solitary Confinement Act’ to Terminate ‘Moral Catastrophe’ Posed by Solitary Confinement
By Adam Solorzano and Madi Whittemore WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Cori Bush proposed a piece of historic…
ACLU Praises SCOTUS for Agreeing Not to Criminalize Immigrant Supportive Speech
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) strongly praised the still-controversial…
ACLU Acknowledges DOJ’s Progress on Racial Profiling Policy, but Advocates for Further Action
By Elina Sadeghian WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU this past week said, despite President Biden’s executive order…
Bipartisan Congressional Legislation to Overhaul Federal Prison Oversight, Security Introduced
By Caleigh Carlisle WASHINGTON, DC ‒ U.S. Senator John Ossoff (D-GA) has announced he has introduced bipartisan…
