ACLU News

The American Civil Liberties Union has asked a Denver appeals court to deny a request by Haskell County commissioners to reconsider its decision last month against a Ten Commandments monument.

Wichita Falls' congressman supports legislation to keep secret dozens of photographs of detainee abuse.

Commander cited lack of security, branded military linguists 'worthless' Video A A New torture details revealed June 15: The ACLU has obtained previously redacted CIA documents containing prisoner descriptions of the abuses they suffered at the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

The Central Intelligence Agency crucified a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, according to a report published in The New Yorker magazine.

A New Orleans man is suing the city and its district attorney for refusing to give back a gun that police seized when he was arrested on drug and firearms charges that were later dropped.

Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.

The state and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana have filed an agreement in federal court that will allow a death-row inmate at Angola to practice his Catholic faith.

Widespread racial profiling by law enforcement agents as a result of Bush-era policies remains a pervasive problem throughout the United States, according to a report out today by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Rights Working Group .

The U.S. government on Wednesday once again delayed the release of a full report on CIA's controversial interrogation program.

Embezzler Bernard Madoff, who swindled clients out of at least $50 billion, was sentenced to 150 years imprisonment Monday.

From Crooks and Liars in the USA: By Sherwood Ross , on Scoop in New Zealand: Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 11:53 am The Central Intelligence Agency crucified a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, according to a report published in The New Yorker magazine.

The ACLU is calling an Obama administration decision a "welcome sign" about its commitment to help end transgender discrimination.

A civil liberties group said Tuesday that five Nebraska counties accused of discriminating against immigrants seeking marriage licenses have changed or are working to change policies.

U.S. authorities detain thousands of people each year solely on the basis of religion, race or nationality despite efforts by senior law enforcement officials and the government to stop it, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is releasing a guide to teach pregnant teenagers their legal options and rights.

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Debate still simmers over the proper limits of forensic DNA testing in Colorado, and a controversial program to expand it is a long way from launch.

Colorado Springs police said an internal probe found no wrongdoing by officers overseeing the city's clean up efforts at homeless camp sites.

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Human rights groups are asking United Nations officials to investigate the case of an Italian citizen and victim of the "extraordinary rendition" programme of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency who is currently being held in a Moroccan prison based on a confession coerced from him through torture.