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‘Housing over handcuffs’: Utah ACLU urges Supreme Court to protect homeless
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah Foundation joined 17 other states’ ACLU affiliates — and the national ACLU — in calling for the upholding of the Eighth ...
Republican AGs press Google to pay settlement to victims, not interest groups, in class action suit
A group of Republican attorneys general (AGs) are intervening in a class action lawsuit involving Google, after the company ...
Albuquerque Journal1d
ACLU of New Mexico executive director to retire after 24 years of service
The long-standing executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico is stepping down, the civil rights ...
Ex-DC prosecutor facing ethics claims is removed from all cases, denies wrongdoing
In a court filing this week, one-time D.C. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens denied any wrongdoing while ...
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ACLU sues Indiana University for "overly broad" restrictions on free speech
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana has filed its third lawsuit against Indiana University this year, this time challenging IU’s “expressive activity” policy, which took ...
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ACLU-DC wants to work with police to ensure safe, constitutional election protests
With 47 days until Election Day, the head of the ACLU for D.C. sent a letter to the chiefs of local and federal law enforcement agencies “to open the lines of communication regarding free speech ...
The Indianapolis Star23d
IU's controversial new free speech policy was tested on the first week of classes
Already, multiple people were reported for breaking the policy, and the ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the university. Here's a look at what happened this week. The policy approved Aug. 1 ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal9d
ACLU sues Nye County, claims it blocked election watcher
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has filed a lawsuit against Nye County, alleging that the county illegally prohibited an ACLU observer from watching the 2024 presidential preference ...
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The ACLU commits $2 million to Michigan's Supreme Court race for reproductive rights ads
The liberal-championing ACLU Michigan announced Thursday that the ACLU Voter Education Fund is investing about $2 million into the races with seven weeks of statewide radio ads ahead of the ...
The Baltimore Sun25d
ACLU calls for safeguards in Maryland policy governing police use of facial recognition technology
The ACLU of Maryland is calling for safeguards to be incorporated in a statewide policy governing the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, saying that police use poses ...
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Your Guide to All 12 States Choosing Their Next Elections Chief in November
Candidates are debating how easy to make mail voting and direct democracy. And in some states, election deniers are still ...
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DC Police responds to ACLU Report on racial disparities in stop-and-frisks
The ACLU-DC report also questions the effectiveness of these stops. In 2022, MPD officers found guns in fewer than 1% of these stops. In 2023, officers found guns in 1.2% of stops. MPD argues that ...