ACLU Sues Fresno Over Police Dog Records Dispute

ACLU claims the city violated the state Public Records Act by not providing requested records.

Editorial: The ACLU's Anti-Aircraft Fire

Civil liberties activists want to stop the spread of drone as first responder programs despite their overwhelming success.

Editorial: The Militarization Myth

Proposed CA Bill Would End Use of K-9s During Arrests

Assembly Bill 742’s supporters, which include the NAACP and ACLU, say the use of police K-9s has been a mainstay in America’s history of racial bias and violence against Black Americans and people of color.

ACLU Sues Arizona Over 8-Foot Restriction on Filming Police

The law states that people cannot record the law enforcement activity if they know or reasonably should know that the activity is occurring. They are also are prohibited from recording if an officer has warned them about capturing the incident within 8 feet.

Charlotte City and Police Settle with Civil Rights Groups Over Protest Tactics

The terms of the settlement force extensive revisions to CMPD directives, including a ban on the use of CS tear gas during protests and a ban on the use of chemical weapons to “kettle” or trap protesters.

CA Sheriff Loses Appeal on Judge's Order to Release "Dangerous" Inmates Over COVID

The ACLU says an appeals court has just denied an effort by Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes to stop the release of half of the jail population, including prisoners that Barnes has said are violent and otherwise represent danger to the public.

CA Sheriff Defies Judge's Order to Release Violent Inmates Over COVID

Out of the inmates who are classified as medically vulnerable, 59 are in for murder, 39 for attempted murder, and 90 for child molestation and a litany of other crimes, Sheriff Don Barnes said.

ACLU Files Suit Against Honolulu Police

The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against the city of Honolulu and the Police Department alleging that an officer violated agency policy when he placed under arrest a teen who had gotten into an altercation with his son.

ACLU Sues Boston Police for Alleged Excessive Use of Force at Protests

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Boston Police Department for withholding records related to recent anti-police demonstrations.