News about American Civil Liberties Union, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Last month, the blue plastic bag contained, in addition to the paper, a #10 envelope with a faux postmark: “ACLU — New York, NY — 10004.” Inside was a letter from the Executive Director of the ...

NEW YORK– Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union submitted an amicus brief in support of federal receivership at Rikers Island. In the brief, the NYCLU argues that receivership is consistent with ...

The New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing the New York Police Department for records that could shed light on whether the department has trained its officers on how to ...

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit Tuesday, March 4 against the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

Norman Siegel, a Brooklyn native, has been an attorney for over five decades and was the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union from 1985 to 2000. He stepped down from the post and ...

The American Civil Liberties Union said it’s ready for Round 2 with Donald Trump. In a full-page ad than ran in The New York Times on Friday, the ACLU said it has a “comprehensive roadmap to ...

For the venerable American Civil Liberties Union, Donald Trump’s four years in the White House had the intensity of life during wartime. The group filed its first lawsuit against the Trump ...

Christopher Dunn, a mainstay with the New York Civil Liberties Union, where he oversaw a number of landmark cases, is leaving the organization on Dec. 31 to pursue his interest in urban planning ...

The American Civil Liberties Union on Friday called on Alaska Airlines to adopt a more flexible uniform policy for flight attendants, saying it has a rigid gender-based dress code that unlawfully ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island said it will take legal action on behalf of people living in a homeless encampment at the State House.