ACLU Calls on Congress to to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations

ACLU and partners urged members of Congress during Community Safety Week to pass legislation that allows people to sue federal law enforcement when they violate their rights.

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Studies Question Value of AI-Assisted Police Reports

Researchers asked experienced police supervisors to rate police reports, some of which were written by humans and some by AI

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Trump Administration Attack on Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at Risk

Targeting Southern Poverty Law Center, a major civil rights organization, is the Trump administration's latest effort to punish groups it doesn't like.

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Recording Law Enforcement is a First Amendment Right

Hundreds of people across the country have faced retaliation for exercising their First Amendment right to record ICE and other federal agents deployed in their communities.

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ACLU Leads Fight to Limit Overbroad Digital Search Warrants

ACLU litigation is leading courts to rethink warrants seizing our digital devices, social media accounts and other data to reinforce our Fourth Amendment protections.

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ACLU Leads Fight to Limit Overbroad Digital Search Warrants

ACLU litigation is leading courts to rethink warrants seizing our digital devices, social media accounts and other data to reinforce our Fourth Amendment protections.

Gloved hands hold a magnifying glass over an opened computer hard drive on a forensic work surface, with evidence bags, tools, and safety glasses nearby.

More than a Dozen Wrongful Arrests Due to Police Reliance on Facial Recognition Technology

One ACLU client spent six months in jail, because police relied on facial recognition technology to incorrectly identify her as a suspect. She’s the fourteenth person known to be wrongfully arrested due to the technology’s failures.

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More than a Dozen Wrongful Arrests Due to Police Reliance on Facial Recognition Technology

One ACLU client spent six months in jail, because police relied on facial recognition technology to incorrectly identify her as a suspect. She’s the fourteenth person known to be wrongfully arrested due to the technology’s failures.

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Large display showing an AI security surveillance dashboard using facial recognition-style tracking, with colored boxes around people in CCTV footage and labeled panels for "Advanced Search/Alarm," "Anomaly Analytics" (fire/smoke, violent situation, fall detection), and "Privacy Anonymization."

Your Questions Answered: What is Redistricting and Why Should We Care?

The Supreme Court recently made a ruling that blows open the door for states and localities to create discriminatory voting maps. Here’s what you need to know about redistricting and voting rights in light of this decision.

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A map of the redistricting plan for the City of North Charleston.