Press Releases

New NYCLU Report Details Guidelines for Digital Legal Confidentiality

NEW YORK CITY – Today the New York Civil Liberties Union released Legal Cybersecurity in the Digital Age a report outlining the threats new technologies pose to the attorne

September 29, 2020

NYCLU Launches Statewide Police Misconduct Transparency Campaign

NEW YORK – Today the New York Civil Liberties Union, with pro bono counsel from Latham & Watkins LLP, Milbank LLP, Shearman & Sterling, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, filed state Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests with ten police departments statewide requesting da

September 15, 2020

Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of Social Media Ban for People Convicted of Committing Sex Offenses

Decision Extends First Amendment Protections for People on Parole, Recognizes Social Media as Essential to Free Speech

September 9, 2020

NYCLU Statement on Rochester Police Response to Protest

ROCHESTER – Last night Rochester police deployed military vehicles and dogs, and fired sound cannons, flash bangs, tear gas, and pepper balls against peaceful demonstrators.

September 6, 2020

Federal Court Orders Buffalo, Batavia Immigration Courts to Fix Unconstitutional Bond Hearings

BUFFALO – A federal court yesterday halted unconstitutional practices in bond hearings at the Buffalo and Batavia immigration courts that had resulted in the jailing of hundreds of people.

September 3, 2020

NYCLU Statement on Police Killing of Daniel Prude

ROCHESTER - Today the Rochester Police Department released body camera footage of a March incident where police killed a Black man, Daniel Prude, during the course of an arrest. Mr. Prude died of asphyxiation after officers pinned him to the ground while restraining him.

September 2, 2020