SCOTUS Kills GOP-Promoted State Legislature Theory Over Actual Votes
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling this week to reject…
Leaked Los Angeles Jail Videos Show Deputies Not Intervening in Fights, Woman in Wheelchair Giving Birth in Hallway
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – Video clips smuggled out of Los Angeles County jails…
U.S. Senate Confirms ACLU Illinois Legal Director as 1st Muslim Woman, 1st Bangladeshi-American Federal Judge
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The legal director of the ACLU of Illinois—Nusrat Choudhury—was confirmed…
Justice, Faith Organizations Urge Biden to Grant Clemency for People Sentenced Under Discriminatory ‘Punitive Crack Cocaine Sentencing Guidelines’
By Kristin Trent and Sunny Zhou WASHINGTON, DC – In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Voters in Alabama’s Congressional Map
By Leslie Garcia WASHINGTON, DC – In the case Allen v. Milligan, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday…
Jail Surveillance Video Released by ACLU Shows Deputies Smashing Man’s Head into Concrete Wall
By The Vanguard Staff LOS ANGELES, CA – A jail surveillance video caught an incarcerated man’s head…
ACLU Applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decisions Protecting Digital Free Speech
By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union Thursday applauded the unanimous decisions by…
ACLU Denounces Censure of Transgender Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr
By Sunny Zhou HELENA, MT – This past week, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU…
ACLU Report Finds Significant Strides in Clemency Trends in 2022
By Perla Brito NEW YORK, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union’s “Redemption Campaign” released a nationwide…
ACLU Files Motion to Intervene in Federal Lawsuit that would Prevent Transgender Student’s Right to Use Gender Identifying Restroom
By Rena Abdusalam COLUMBUS, OH – In support of a transgender student, a motion to intervene in…
Missouri Law Bars Daughter, 19, from Witnessing Father’s Execution
By Paloma Sifuentes and Daniella Dueñas KANSAS CITY, MO – Corionsa “Khorry” Ramey is just 19, but…
ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of San Francisco for Its Encampment Sweeps
By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union…
Civil Rights Organizations Request ‘Alternatives’ to Reduce Incarceration at Crowded Atlanta City Jail
By Britney Cao and Wayne Chan ATLANTA, GA— More than 60 civil rights organizations—including the American Civil…
ACLU Recommends Eliminating Electronic Monitoring – ‘E-Carceration’ – in the Criminal Justice System
By Rena Abdusalam NEW YORK, NY — In a new report, the American Civil Liberties Union is…
ACLU Files over ‘Abysmal’ Conditions at LA County Jail
By Amy Berberyan and Citlalli Florez LOS ANGELES. CA –An emergency court filing by the American…
ACLU Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court to Uphold a University’s Ability to Consider Race
By Ashleen Herrarte NEW YORK, NY – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Massachusetts…
SCOTUS Ruling on Church and State Separation ‘Harms Youth,’ ACLU Claims
By Aryal Aglugub WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling in Kennedy v, Bremerton School District,…
