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Sep 09, 2025
ACLU and Partners Urge Appeals Court to Find Trump’s Deployment of Military in Los Angeles Unlawful
LOS ANGELES — Free speech organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Newsom v. Trump, California’s lawsuit challenging Presi...
Court case: Newsom v. Trump
Aug 25, 2025
ACLU Condemns President Trump’s Threats to Use the Military in Cities Across the Country
NEW YORK – The Washington Post reported over the weekend that the Trump administration plans to deploy military troops to Chicago against a made-up crime wave. President Trump ha...
Aug 17, 2025
ACLU Statement on Escalating Federal Takeover of D.C.
Civil Liberties Org Sounds Alarm as Trump Administration Deploys More National Guard Troops to Scare D.C. Communities
Issue Areas:
National Security
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 18, 2025
Court Agrees Trump Administration’s ICC Sanctions Likely Violate Advocates’ First Amendment Rights
The court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the administration from punishing two human rights advocates for speaking to the ICC
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Court case: Smith v. Trump
Jun 18, 2025
ACLU Reminds President Trump That Only Congress Can Decide Whether to Use Force Against Iran
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union tonight sent a letter to President Trump making clear that only Congress can authorize the use of military force against Iran. The...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jun 09, 2025
ACLU Slams Trump Administration Deployment of Active Duty Troops to Los Angeles
WASHINGTON — Today, President Trump ordered hundreds of active-duty marines to support the administration’s crack down on immigrants’ rights protestors in Los Angeles, who to...
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
National Security
Privacy & Technology
Flock Can Share Driver-surveillance Data Even When Police Departments Opt Out, And Other Flock Developments. Explore News & Commentary.Flock Can Share Driver-Surveillance Data Even When Police Departments Opt Out, And Other Flock Developments
The company’s default agreement with police departments grants the company license to share people’s license plate data -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
National Security
How Nspm-7 Seeks To Use "domestic Terrorism" To Target Nonprofits And Activists. Explore News & Commentary.How NSPM-7 Seeks to Use "Domestic Terrorism" to Target Nonprofits and Activists
What President Donald Trump’s latest memorandum targeting civil society does, does not, and cannot do. -
Court CaseSep 2025
National Security
Newsom V. Trump. Explore Case.Newsom v. Trump
On June 7, 2025, President Trump federalized members of the California National Guard over the Governor’s objection. He deployed those troops, along with Marines, into Los Angeles to suppress protests against his extreme immigration raids. When California sued, the ACLU and other free-speech organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, explaining that the President’s domestic deployment of the military breaks with this country’s deepest traditions and laws and imperils the First Amendment rights of California’s residents. -
News & CommentarySep 2025
National Security
Human Rights
Know Your Rights In Encounters With Law Enforcement And Military Troops. Explore News & Commentary.Know Your Rights in Encounters with Law Enforcement and Military Troops
The recent militarization of D.C. is a reminder of how quickly government power can expand. Our guide explains what to do if you’re stopped by police or troops.