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Iqbal Coalition Letter - House (10/30/2009)

Iqbal Coalition Letters - Senate (10/30/2009)

ACLU Statement for the Record for a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Hearing on Cyberbullying (09/30/2009)

ACLU Letter to Senate Judiciary Regarding the Markup of S. 448, The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 (09/09/2009)

ACLU Letter to House and Senate Conferees Regarding Hate Crimes (09/08/2009)

ACLU Letter to the Department of Defense Regarding Its Level 1 Anti-terrorism Training Materials (06/10/2009)

Joint Letter to White House Urging Rescindment of Speech Limitations for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (03/31/2009)
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (“CREW”), the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) and the American League of Lobbyists (“ALL”) respectfully request that President Barack Obama rescind Section 3 of the March 20, 2009, memorandum issued to the heads of executive departments and agencies with the subject line, “Ensuring Responsible Spending of Recovery Act Funds.”

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Support of H.R. 985, the Free Flow of Information Act (03/30/2009)

ACLU Testimony Submitted to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (02/11/2009)
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has more than half a million members, countless additional activists and supporters, and fifty-three affiliates nationwide. We are one of the nation’s oldest and largest organizations advocating in support of individual rights in the courts and before the executive and legislative branches of government. In particular, throughout our history, we have been the nation’s pre-eminent advocate in support of individual free speech rights. We write today to express our strong support for legislation to resolve the problem known as ‘libel tourism’. Some say no such problem exists.1 Those who believe it is a problem don’t necessarily agree on the best approach to dealing with the issue. The ACLU is less concerned with these differences of opinion than with upholding the constitutional standards found in the U.S. Constitution against challenges arising out of foreign laws that fall short of accepted international standards. We encourage this committee to craft legislation to protect the free speech rights of those authors and writers entitled to such protection from the chilling effect of foreign laws that fail to conform to basic international human rights agreements.

Obama Administration Executive Order Regarding the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (02/05/2009)

ACLU Legislative Priorities for the 111th Congress (01/13/2009)

A Quick Glance at the ACLU's Legislative Priorities for the 111th Congress (01/13/2009)