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July 1, 2019

Federal court permanently blocks billions of dollars for border wall construction

A federal court has permanently blocked the Trump administration from accessing $2.5 billion in military funds to build a border wall.
March 25, 2019

ACLU calls for public release of Mueller report

ACLU says Congress should use its subpoena powers if the Department of Justice does not release the report.
February 28, 2019

Interfaith letter opposes lethal CIA drone strikes

The letter says drone strikes insulate policy-makers and public from the true moral and emotional costs of taking life.
February 18, 2019

ACLU to challenge President Trump's national emergency declaration

The American Civil Liberties Union says the declaration is is a patently illegal power grab which flouts the checks and balances of US democracy.
January 31, 2019

US Congress introduces legislation to prevent sex-based pay discrimination

Members of Congress in the House and Senate have introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that strengthens protections against sex-based pay discrimination and updates the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
November 27, 2018

ACLU responds to reports of tear gas use against asylum seekers at US-Mexico border

Reports released on Sunday indicate that Customs and Border Protection agents are using tear gas against migrants attempting to seek asylum at the San Ysidro port of entry at the Mexico/California border.
July 11, 2018

ACLU statement on nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to US Supreme Court

ACLU says Congress must determine whether Kavanaugh's views are compatible with the powerful role he would play for generations.
May 10, 2018

ACLU statement on introduction of 'Protect and Serve Act'

A proposed new law designates any violence against police a hate crime under federal law.
May 6, 2018

Chaplain to US Congress retracts his resignation

The chaplain to the US House of Representatives has retracted the letter of resignation he wrote after a request from Speaker Paul Ryan.
October 6, 2017

Drone victim asks Supreme Court to check Trump’s use of lethal powers

A Yemeni man whose relatives were killed in a US drone strike has asked the Supreme Court to exercise its powers of oversight over President Trump’s use of lethal force.