American Civil Liberties Union

Court-appointed panel to monitor Los Angeles county jails

A court-appointed panel will begin to oversee the Los Angeles County jail system, the American Civil...

Dec 17, 2014 05:24 AM EST

Opponents ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Wisconsin voter ID law

Opponents of a Wisconsin law that requires voters to present photo identification when they cast bal...

Oct 02, 2014 11:23 PM EDT

New documents show legal basis for NSA surveillance programs

Documents released by the U.S. government show it views an executive order issued in 1981 as the bas...

Sep 30, 2014 01:10 AM EDT

U.S. Border Patrol, under fire for use of force, to trial body cameras

The U.S. Border Patrol said body cameras would be trialled for its agents from next month following ...

Sep 21, 2014 10:18 PM EDT

Appeals court gives temporary okay to Wisconsin voter ID law

A U.S. appeals court in Chicago said on Friday that Wisconsin can implement its 2012 law requiring v...

Sep 13, 2014 09:50 PM EDT

New Hampshire men sentenced as teens to life in prison granted new hearings

New Hampshire's highest court has ruled that four men serving life in prison for murders committed w...

Sep 01, 2014 09:30 AM EDT

After unrest over shooting, Ferguson police now wear body camer

Police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, have begun wearing body cameras after weeks of unrest over th...

Aug 31, 2014 09:45 PM EDT

Lawmakers approve broad Mississippi religious freedom act

Advocates are alarmed about the progress of the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act in the...

Apr 03, 2014 11:59 AM EDT

California Appeals court supports state law on DNA collection

The US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a Supreme Court decision rejecting the claims ...

Mar 21, 2014 12:22 PM EDT

ACLU-backed residents challenge church-sponsored cross art in Evansville

The Associated Press quoted one of the complainants, Nancy Tarsitano Drake, who said that the city o...

Feb 19, 2014 06:41 PM EST

Insane Clown Posse Sues Dept. Of Justice For FBI Report Citing Fans Known As 'Juggalos' As 'Dangerous Gang' (Video)

The rap-metal duo Insane Clown Posse, and four of their fans, sued the U.S. Department of Justice on...

Jan 08, 2014 09:16 PM EST

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