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Oct 22, 2013

VICTORY! Federal Appeals Court Rules Warrant Required for GPS Tracking

Free Speech and Pluralism

Today the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that law enforcement agents must...

By By Nathan Freed Wessler, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

Today the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that law enforcement agents must...

By By Nathan Freed Wessler, Staff Attorney, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project
Oct 22, 2013

Historic Opportunity to Advance International Norms on Prisoners' Rights

After a mere seven days in solitary confinement, a person's brain activity slows...

By By Helen Vera, National Prison Project Fellow, ACLU

After a mere seven days in solitary confinement, a person's brain activity slows...

By By Helen Vera, National Prison Project Fellow, ACLU
Oct 22, 2013

As Immigration Reform Comes Up Again, Watch This Private Prison Company

Now that the federal government is up and running again, President Obama has announced that immigration reform is his highest priority. The country's biggest for-profit prison companies...

By By Jesse Lava, Campaign Director, Beyond Bars & Sarah Solon, Communications Strategist, ACLU

Now that the federal government is up and running again, President Obama has announced that immigration reform is his highest priority. The country's biggest for-profit prison companies...

By By Jesse Lava, Campaign Director, Beyond Bars & Sarah Solon, Communications Strategist, ACLU
Oct 21, 2013

The Next Marriage Moment Starts in New Jersey – But We're Not Done Yet!

Today same-sex couples start marrying in New Jersey, thanks to Lambda Legal's fabulous court victory. We're thrilled to see New Jersey become the 14th marriage state for same-sex...

By By James Esseks, Director, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project

Today same-sex couples start marrying in New Jersey, thanks to Lambda Legal's fabulous court victory. We're thrilled to see New Jersey become the 14th marriage state for same-sex...

By By James Esseks, Director, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project
Oct 21, 2013

On the Agenda: October 21-25

Our long national nightmare is over! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Congress pulled it together in the eleventh hour to end the government shutdown and avert economic disaster. Washington is a much happier...

By By Meghan Groob, Media Relations Associate, ACLU

Our long national nightmare is over! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Congress pulled it together in the eleventh hour to end the government shutdown and avert economic disaster. Washington is a much happier...

By By Meghan Groob, Media Relations Associate, ACLU
Oct 18, 2013

In Reversal, DOJ Poised to Give Notice of Warrantless Wiretapping

On Wednesday evening, the New York Times reported...

By By Patrick C. Toomey, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project

On Wednesday evening, the New York Times reported...

By By Patrick C. Toomey, Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project