One of the most important lessons of the CIA’s torture program is the way it corrupted virtually every individual and institution associated with it. Over the years, we have learned how lawyers twisted the law and psychologists betrayed their ethical obligations in order to enable the brutal and unlawful torture of prisoners. Now we’ve won […]
Secret CIA Document Shows Plan to Test Drugs on Prisoners…
U.S. Citizen, Detained Without Charge by Trump Administration for a Year, Is Free…
An American illegally detained in Iraq by the U.S. military for more than a year has finally won his freedom. On Sunday, after a long court battle, the Trump administration let our client go. Under a settlement agreement, he was released in a third country, where he will once again be a free man. Parts […]
Sessions Tells Chicago: “If You Want More Shootings, More Death, Listen To ACLU, Antifa, Black Lives Matter”…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a Chicago audience that groups like Black Lives Matter, Antifa and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are responsible for increased violence in Chicago. Speaking at a conference in North Chicago, Sessions said “There’s a clear lesson here: if you want more shootings, more death, listen to the ACLU, Antifa, […]
Amazon’s Facial Recognition Tech Falsely Matched 28 Members of Congress with Arrest Mugshots…
Amazon Rekognition, the controversial facial recognition tool from the Silicon Valley tech giant, has falsely matched 28 members of US Congress with mugshots in its database, a new report from the American Civil Liberties Union revealed today. “These results demonstrate why Congress should join the ACLU in calling for a moratorium on law enforcement use […]
Feds Ordered to Stop Deporting Reunited Families…
A federal judge on Monday ordered the federal government to halt deportations of families separated at the border immediately after reuniting them. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw of the Southern District of California agreed to the American Civil Liberties Union’s request to stay pending deportations of reunited families until at least July 23. The ACLU […]
Iowa Bans All Abortions After Point of Detection of Fetal Heartbeat…
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Friday that bans all abortions after six weeks, from the time a fetal heartbeat can be detected. “I believe that all innocent life is precious and sacred, and as governor, I pledged to do everything in my power to protect it,” the Republican governor said. “That […]
ACLU Sues Kansas for Blocking Noncitizen Voters…
A Kansas law that requires voters to prove their citizenship is on trial in federal court this week. From 2013 to 2016, more than 35,000 registrants were blocked from the voting rolls by the state’s documentary proof-of-citizenship law. The American Civil Liberties Union sued Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, alleging the law “undermines the […]
DOJ: American Caught Fighting for Islamic State Has Been Read His Rights, But Not Given an Attorney…
An unnamed U.S. citizen held for the past 11 weeks as an enemy combatant in Iraq was informed of his right to counsel, the government revealed on Thursday, but was told that “due to his current situation, it was unknown when he would be able to have an attorney.” John Doe, who was captured in […]
After Years of Slammed Doors, Torture Survivors Finally End Impunity Streak…
As an attorney representing victims of torture, one of the most inspiring things I have ever seen is the sheer determination of survivors standing up and publicly confronting those responsible. That’s why I’m so elated that our clients Suleiman Abdullah Salim, Mohamed Ahmed Ben Soud, and Obaidullah have surmounted so many obstacles in their long…