Press Releases

Landmark Settlement Yields One of Nation’s Strongest Jail Policies Protecting Transgender People in Custody

Agreement Follows Lawsuit on Behalf of Woman Subjected to Harassment and Discrimination in Steuben County, N.Y. Jail

August 5, 2020

NYCLU and ACLU Take Legal Action to Give New York Voters Time to Register for November Election

PI Motion Filed to Change Registration Cutoff to 10 Days, Request Expedited Decision

July 29, 2020

ACLU, Immigrants’ Rights Groups Sue Trump Administration Over New Census Order

NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of immigrants

July 24, 2020

NYCLU Challenges Gag Order in NYPD Misconduct Database Case

Argues NYCLU Entitled to Release Legally Acquired CCRB Misconduct Data

July 24, 2020

NYCLU Statement on Court Order Blocking NYPD Misconduct Data

NEW YORK – This evening a federal court ordered the NYCLU not to release NYPD officer misconduct complaints it obtained last week from the Civilian Complaint Review Board in response to a Freedom of Information Law request.

July 22, 2020

NYCLU Statement on Facial Recognition in Schools Moratorium

NEW YORK - Today the New York legislature passed a moratorium on the use of biometric identification technologies in schools, effective until 2022.