ACLU News

On July 10th , Bush has signed into law the FISA Amendment Act. The law allows the government to spy on emails, phone calls, web surfing, and other communications without warrants.

The American Civil Liberties Union wants Congress to investigate the Department of Homeland Security's creation of "militarized zones" within the US in its overuse of a terrorist watch list and other programs ...

California's last hope for killing Proposition 8 -- the ballot initiative that would reverse the right of same-sex couples to marry by amending the state constitution -- died this week when the California ...

The city of Calabasas could be slapped with a freedom-of-speech lawsuit unless it reverses a policy of barring grant funds from those who sue the city, the ACLU announced Monday.

Another revision of the Nevada attorney general's position on a new sex offender law has left critics confused - and glad that a federal judge has blocked enforcement of the law pending further review.

H&R Block Inc. is offering to reimburse part of the cost some gay couples and others in civil unions encountered earlier this year when the company's online tax filing system refused to submit their returns.

A San Bernardino police sergeant has accused a narcotics team supervisor of illegally arresting two men without citing their crime, a violation of state and constitutional law.

As part of an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio takes part in enforcing immigration laws; ICE has given his efforts a clean bill of health .

The American Civil Liberties Union released today dozens of police records showing that Maryland law enforcement agencies spied on meetings and demonstrations by groups protesting executions and the National ...

Tax preparation company H&R Block has agreed to give $100 coupons or free TaxCut software to gay couples who paid additional costs because they were barred from using the company's online tax service, TaxCut ...

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration and crime sweeps are being targeted in a lawsuit that alleges his officers have racially profiled Hispanics.

An Iraqi-born U.S. soldier who applied for U.S. citizenship more than a year ago has filed suit, claiming federal officials have ignored their own deadlines for processing citizenship applications.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana on Wednesday sent a letter urging the Winn Parish district attorney to investigate the tasing death of Baron DeAundrae Pikes.

The former assistant attorney general joined with the American Civil Liberties Union on Monday in calling for elimination of the list.

This past Thursday, President Bush signed in to law the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that passed the Senate with a telecoms immunity provision that erodes your Fourth Amendment rights.

Prosecutors have withdrawn a grand jury subpoena for a video of Eugene police using a stun gun on an environmental protester.

Henceforth, it won't cost $70 extra to take a political stand in Ashland as you celebrate the Declaration of Independence.

Flint residents who like to wear their pants in the latest sagging fashion shouldn't have to pull up their trousers to stay out of jail, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.

The nation's terrorist watch list has hit one million names, according to a tally maintained by the American Civil Liberties Union based upon the government's own reported numbers for the size of the list.

An organization that works to defend individual rights and liberties says Metro police officers need a new policy when it comes to tasers.