Press Releases
Oct 14, 2020
ACLU-DC Files Complaint on Behalf of Demonstrator Injured By Military Helicopters Used to Intimidate Racial Justice Demonstrators
WASHINGTON – The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof the District of Columbia today filed a complaint under the Federal Tort Claims Act on behalf of Dzhuliya Dashtamirova, a 23-year old woman who suffered i...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 09, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Georgia Disappointed the State to Spend $5 Million Tax Dollars on Fencing to Stifle Free Speech
ATLANTA – On October 6th, it was reported that a new 8-foot fence will surround the Georgia State Capitol, the Governor’s Mansion in Buckhead and Georgia State Patrol headquar...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 05, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Iowa Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Protesters Banned from Capitol
DES MOINES, Iowa — A group of five protesters who have been banned from the Iowa Capitol Complex have filed a lawsuit because the ban blocks their fundamental constitutional righ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 02, 2020
Protester Who Lost an Eye While Demonstrating Against Police Brutality Sues City of Fort Wayne
INDIANAPOLIS — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Indiana and Sidley Austin LLP today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Balin Brake, a 21-year-old resident of Fort Wayne whose right eye was destroyed while ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 30, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Washington, Korematsu Center, and Perkins Coie File a Second Motion for Contempt After Repeated Violations of Preliminary Injunction Barring Seattle Police From Indiscriminate Use of Crowd Control Weapons
SEATTLE – The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Washington, Korematsu Center, and Perkins Coie filed a second motion for contempt today in Black Lives Matter v. City of Seattle, to enforce a preliminary i...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 27, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Oregon Calls for Independent Prosecutor to Investigate Brutal Police Response to Protesters, Journalists in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Following another night of excessive force by police against protesters and journalists, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Oregon is calling on Governor Kate Brown to appoint a specia...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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