American Civil Liberties Union

Ban On Non-Lawyer Investment In Law Firms, 2nd Circuit Rules It Doesn’t Violate Right Of Association

A federal appeals court has ruled that ban on outside investment in law firms doesn’t violate lawy...

Mar 29, 2017 12:17 PM EDT

Trump's Revised Executive Order Bans Visa Applications From 6 Muslim-Majority Countries

President Trump signed a new travel ban Monday that imposes a 90-day ban on the issuance of new visa...

Mar 07, 2017 11:16 AM EST

VA Supreme Court Recognizes Unmarried Same-Sex Couples Legal To Divorce

The Virginia Supreme Court has now officially legalized the divorce law to unmarried same-sex couple...

May 03, 2016 12:20 PM EDT

Kansas approves new law allowing student groups in colleges and universities to limit membership

Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law allowing faith-based campus groups to restrict their membership ...

Mar 24, 2016 08:56 PM EDT

Recording police activities not protected under the First Amendment? Civil rights group to challenge unusual court ruling

A district court judge in Pennsylvania ruled that silently recording police activities in public is ...

Feb 28, 2016 07:14 PM EST

South Dakota poised to become first US state to enact transgender bathroom bill; LGBT community calls measure 'discriminatory'

Despite the heated debate, South Dakota is set to become the first state to enact a bill that would ...

Feb 18, 2016 02:12 AM EST

ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Ferguson School District For Alleged Racial Discrimination, Violation of Voting Rights Act

ACLU and three residents of Ferguson have filed a case to seek a change in the voting system for the...

Jan 11, 2016 11:02 PM EST

Almost Hundred Mexicans Request for Return in the US; Californian Immigration Officials Agree

Hundred Mexicans can go back to the US. Federal immigration officials in Southern California made so...

Dec 27, 2015 10:14 PM EST

U.S. Court Sided With Washington Redskins; Offensive Trademarks are Fine

US court givesthe trademark to the NFL team. Offensive trademarks are fine according to the constitu...

Dec 23, 2015 04:32 AM EST

Obama pitches help to ex-criminals, draws N.J. governor's ire

President Barack Obama announced new measures to smooth the integration of former criminals into soc...

Nov 02, 2015 08:02 PM EST

Justice Department tightens cellphone tracking rules

U.S. prosecutors and some federal law enforcement agencies will need to obtain a search warrant to u...

Sep 04, 2015 02:29 AM EDT

Appeals court strikes down 'discriminatory' Texas voter ID law

A U.S. appeals court struck down a Texas law on Wednesday requiring voters to show authorized identi...

Aug 05, 2015 09:15 PM EDT

Maryland lawmakers take up police reform after Baltimore unrest

Baltimore rioting over the death of a black man from injuries in police custody is spurring Maryland...

May 26, 2015 08:15 AM EDT

Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA

Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that runs free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, will ...

Mar 10, 2015 09:15 AM EDT

Homeless vets to get housing at L.A. VA site under settlement

Homeless veterans will get housing and services at a large Department of Veterans Affairs health cam...

Jan 29, 2015 02:59 AM EST

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