05/24/2013

ACLU Comment on President Obama's National Security Speech

President Obama is right to say that we cannot be on a war footing forever -- but the time to take our country off the global warpath and fully restore the rule of law is now, not at some indeterminate future point.

05/20/2013

Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Today, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. With over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars, our imprisonment rate is the highest it's ever been in U.S. history. And yet, our criminal justice system has failed on every count: public safety, fairness and cost-effectiveness.

05/09/2013

FBI Documents Suggest Feds Read Emails Without a Warrant

New documents from the FBI and U.S. Attorneys' offices paint a troubling picture of the government's email surveillance practices. Not only does the FBI claim it can read emails and other electronic communications without a warrant—even after a federal appeals court ruled that doing so violates the Fourth Amendment - but the documents strongly suggest that different U.S. Attorneys' offices around the country are applying conflicting standards to access communications content.

05/06/2013

Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik at a Glance

Let's face it, legal cases can be difficult to understand. Here are some of our frequently asked questions and answers about the ACLU of South Dakota's Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik case.

04/02/2013

ACLU of South Dakota Seeks Information on Native Women's Access to Emergency Contraception

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota requested information concerning the Indian Health Services' policies governing access to emergency contraception at IHS facilities.