January, 2012 - Statement by Colleen Connell, Executive Director of the ACLU of Illinois

December, 2011 - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

November, 2011 - American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois

"Melissa H., pregnant while in prison for possession of a controlled substance, was kept shackled by her left wrist and left ankle through two days of labor. An officer stayed in her room, ignoring medical staff requests to remove the shackles and Melissa’s requests that he wait outside when she was delivering her baby. She describes this as the worst experience of her life and she suffered serious depression as a result."

November, 2011 - American Civil Liberties Union

When police respond to peaceful protest with excessive force or other types of harsh interference, the result is to make people afraid to exercise their constitutional right to free speech.

That's why the ACLU is writing an open letter to mayors everywhere. We're telling them to respect and safeguard protesters' rights to expression — and we need your signature.

July, 2011 - American Civil Liberties Union

Shamefully, the U.S. today has the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world, with over 2.3 million men and women living behind bars. This marks the highest rate of imprisonment in U.S. history.

June, 2011 - American Civil Liberties Union

The ACLU is fighting a wave of outrageous racial profiling laws in the states, but we need the Obama administration to do its part to stop the anti-immigrant activists from putting these laws on the books. Tell Attorney General Holder: There is no place in our country for "show me your papers" laws.

June 27, 2011 - American Civil Liberties Union

June 16, 2011 - ACLU Blog of Rights

Earlier this week, our government deported yet another 26 individuals to Haiti — even though for many, deportation to Haiti remains a likely death sentence. Wildrick T. Guerrier, a man on the first deportation flight in January, died of cholera just nine days after his arrival in Haiti. Mr. Guerrier, a 34-year-old lawful permanent U.S. resident, had lived in the United States for 17 years and left behind his fiancée and her young son, whom he was raising as his own.

June 10, 2011 - The American Civil Liberties Union

June 7, 2011 - The Chicago Tribune

The Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint today asking the federal Department of Justice to investigate the Illinois State Police’s use of consent searches, arguing officers unfairly target minority drivers for search during traffic stops.