Press Releases
Jul 28, 2016
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµJoins Lawsuit to Defend Confidential Medical Records from Warrantless Federal DEA Searches
SALT LAKE CITY— The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ of Utah and the national ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµhave filed a motion in federal court challenging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s aut...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jul 26, 2016
Lawsuit Challenges Tennessee Department of Corrections Hepatitis C Protocol
Organizations Charge Lack of Treatment is Cruel and Unusual
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jul 21, 2016
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Florida Statement on the Police Shooting of an Unarmed Man in North Miami
MIAMI, FL – The below statement on the shooting of Charles Kinsey by North Miami police officers is from Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Florida:
“We are extrem...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Jul 21, 2016
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Iowa Files Civil Rights Complaint on Behalf of Transgender Corrections Employee
Prison Nurse Was Denied Health Care and Use of Men’s Facilities Because He is Transgender
Court case: Vroegh v. Iowa Department of Corrections
Jul 21, 2016
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµTaps Constitutional Expert David Cole as National Legal Director
High-Profile Litigator, Scholar, and Prominent Author Will Direct Legal Program for Premier Civil Liberties Organization
Jul 20, 2016
Review Board Clears ‘Guantánamo Diary’ Author for Release
Mohamedou Slahi’s Native Mauritania Has Said It Would Welcome Him Home
Issue Areas:
National Security
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