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Local News And Issues
NYCLU Challenges Erie County’s Use of Subpoenas to Attack Nonprofits that Criticized Jail Conditions (July 27, 2011)
Western Regional Office Staff: On the Road to Justice (Spring 2011)
Op-Ed, The Buffalo News: "Program targets immigrants, erodes public safety" (March 31, 2011)
NYCLU Sponsors Buffalo Summit on Bias-Based Bullying and Harassment in Schools (January 7, 2011)
NYCLU's Buffalo Office to Operate Voting Rights Hotline on Election Day (October 29, 2010)
NYCLU Victory Requires Erie County to Reveal Jail Spending Records (August 16, 2010)
NYCLU Sues Erie County to Find out How Much it Spends Thwarting Investigations into its Correctional Facilities (June 8, 2010)
Prominent Defense Attorney, David G. Jay, Dies at Age 71 (May 18, 2010)
May 1 Rally for Comprehensive Immigration Reform in Buffalo (May 1, 2010)
Voices from the Community: A Discussion on Comprehensive Immigration Reform (March 30, 2010)
Wings, Apples and Immigration Reform in Buffalo (February 22, 2010)
Summit Unites Region's Immigrants' Rights Advocates (November 10, 2009)
NYCLU Negotiates Return of Venceremos Brigade to the United States (August 3, 2009)
Western Regional Offices Hosts Community Based Forum: "Your Rights at the Border" (July 1, 2009)
Local Issues
- McKinley High School suspension
- Spousal benefits for married same-sex couples
- Surveillance cameras in Buffalo
- Venceremos Brigade
- Voting rights