ACLU

12:06pm Jan 10, 2019

Courts Courts

Rowan County Must Pay ACLU Legal Fees In Prayer Lawsuit

by Neal Charnoff

Rowan County has been ordered to pay almost $300,000 in legal fees in a lawsuit surrounding prayer at the start of public meetings.
Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP

9:37pm Dec 04, 2018

National National

Pentagon Will Train Recruits Holding Green Cards Following Court Order

by Richard Gonzales

A federal judge ruled that the Pentagon provided no rationalization for recruiting immigrants and then delaying their military service.
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8:05pm Nov 19, 2018

National National Politics & Government

Trump Administration Faces 2 Legal Challenges For Asylum Restrictions

by Richard Gonzales

As Trump cracks down on asylum-seekers, federal lawsuits argue that the administration is turning its back on legal precedent and international law.

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7:39am Sep 20, 2018

Politics & Government Politics & Government

ACLU Files Charges Against Greensboro Police Department For Discrimination

by Bethany Chafin

The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the City of Greensboro Police Department, among others, of discrimination.
Jacquelyn Martin / AP

7:37pm Aug 03, 2018

National National

Federal Judge Calls Government Plan To Reunify Migrant Families 'Disappointing'

The Trump administration had argued that the ACLU should take responsibility for locating parents who were deported back to Central America without their children.
Eric Gay / AP

9:21pm Aug 02, 2018

National National

Government, Immigration Advocates Continue Court Clash Over Family Reunification

by Richard Gonzales

A federal judge in San Diego will hold a hearing Friday to discuss the government's progress on meeting a now-expired deadline to end family separations.
Claire Harbage / NPR

9:09pm Jul 26, 2018

National National

Government Says It's On Track To Reunite Migrant Parents And Children By Deadline

by Vanessa Romo

As of Thursday morning officials reported 711 children had yet to be reunited with their parents or an approved sponsor. Some 1,800 children have been handed over to their parents or sponsors.
Leon Neal / AFP/Getty Images

6:42pm Jul 26, 2018

National National

Facial Recognition Software Wrongly Identifies 28 Lawmakers As Crime Suspects

by Sasha Ingber

The American Civil Liberties Union tested Amazon Rekognition, and found erroneous matches on images of politicians, especially among people of color.
Matt York / AP

12:44am Jul 13, 2018

National National

Trump Officials Struggle To Meet Deadlines Even As More Migrant Families Reunited

by Monica Ortiz Uribe

Two Central American fathers in El Paso were just released from ICE custody and reunited with their toddlers. Attorneys say the reunification process is ongoing, but haphazard and poorly coordinated.

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7:29pm Jul 09, 2018

National National Politics & Government

Trump Administration Will Miss Deadline To Reunite Migrant Kids Under 5 With Parents

by Colin Dwyer

Of the 102 young children in custody, the Justice Department says at least 54 will return to their parents by Tuesday as ordered by a court. But a judge still voiced optimism about "real progress."
Matt York / AP

4:58am Jun 27, 2018

National National Politics & Government

Judge Bars Migrant Family Separations, Orders Return Of Children Within 30 Days

by Scott Neuman

The federal court ruling in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union also states that children under the age of 5 must be reunited with families within two weeks.
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2:13pm Jun 26, 2018

National National

Orlando Police End Test Of Amazon's Real-Time Facial 'Rekognition' System

by Bill Chappell

Orlando's deal to open part of its camera systems to Amazon was reported by NPR in May, after one of the company's executives said the city was a Rekognition customer.