BREAKING: We just filed a petition with the Supreme Court.
We're representing travelers who were subjected to warrantless and suspicionless searches of their phones, laptops, and other electronic devices at the United States border.
At airports and other ports of entry, border officers are detaining and searching the devices of a growing number of people.
Officers have demanded the passcodes to travelers' electronic devices — and even social media accounts — accessing massive amounts of private info.
People from all walks of life are being subjected to these searches, including:
☑ US citizens
☑ Permanent residents
☑ Tourists
☑ Business travelers
Our clients' stories are stark examples of what's happening in airports and other border crossings every day. aclu.org/news/civil-lib…
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This is a much deserved victory for Muslims, Africans, African Muslims, and all other immigrants of color.
The Muslim Ban was a prime example of racism that tore families apart, targeted Black and Brown immigrants, and trampled on our most fundamental constitutional rights.
The NO BAN Act would prevent discriminatory bans like this from happening again.
This is a critical move toward immigration policies that are guided by fairness, constitutional rights, and human dignity.
We will never begin to achieve true justice for George Floyd until our country completely transforms public safety to save Black lives and reduce racist police violence.
The majority of people killed by police in America are killed in response to mental health crisis calls, traffic infractions, and other low-level offenses.
Black people are arrested and killed by police at far higher rates than white people.
Armed police are not needed in these situations, and in fact increase violence and danger.
Instead of using force, arrests, and preventable death, we can ensure that trained civilian professionals are our first responders.
BREAKING: Derek Chauvin has been convicted of the murder of George Floyd.
For the first time in Minnesota state history, a white police officer has been held accountable for killing a Black man.
While today’s verdict is a small win for police accountability and may help heal a grieving community, the systems that allowed George to be murdered — ripping him away from his family and the communities that loved him so much — remain fully intact.
George Floyd will never again play games with his daughter, Gianna.
He’ll never go on walks through the park with his fiancée, Courteney.
He will never play basketball with his brother, Philonise.
True justice would mean George Floyd was never killed in the first place.
Drug prohibition in the US has never been about safety — it has always been about associating certain drugs with Black and Brown communities.
The war on drugs is a story about the government targeting the marginalized.
Despite efforts to decriminalize cannabis, racial disparities in arrest rates are still rampant. These disparities persist in every state that has rolled back cannabis prohibition.
Today, we petitioned the Supreme Court to review whether the public has a right to access secret decisions issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
The court reviews broad surveillance programs that affect millions of people — including programs that involve collection of emails, phone records, and internet browsing data.
Our privacy rights rise or fall with the court’s decisions, which increasingly apply outdated laws to the technologies we rely on every day.