Latest "American Civil Liberties Union" stories

Supreme Court asked to review men-only draft registration law

The registration requirement in the Selective Service System is one of the few remaining places where federal law treats men and women differently.

24 months ago

A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractors discuss Customs and Border Protection pedestrian border wall fencing requirements outside Yuma, Ariz., on April 11, 2019.

Supreme Court: Trump can use Pentagon funds for border wall

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico.

4 years ago

Appeals court: Trump can’t use Pentagon cash for border wall

An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s ability to make good on a signature campaign promise before the 2020 election.

By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Report: Pentagon will send green-card recruits to boot camp, halting a Trump policy from last year

The military services will start sending their backlogs of green-card holders to recruit training after a preliminary injunction issued in federal court.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

CIA considered potential truth serum for terror suspects

Shortly after 9/11, the CIA considered using a drug it thought might work like a truth serum and force terror suspects to give up information about potential attacks.

5 years ago

US citizen held 13 months for suspected ties to ISIS is freed

The U.S. has released a dual American-Saudi citizen who was suspected of working with the Islamic State and detained by the U.S. military for more than a year without charge, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday.

5 years ago