Every American cherishes the civil liberties promised by our Constitution. However, the words alone do not make these rights a reality. We live better lives and are a better country because of the ACLU. August 31, 2011
Court hears arguments in case challenging constitutionality of law granting immunity to telecommunications’ companies for spying
Chicago – The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) told a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sitting in Seattle,... Continue reading
June 9, 2009
EFF and ACLU Planning to Appeal Dismissal of Dozens of Spying Cases
Judge Rules Telecoms Have Immunity Under Unconstitutional FISA Amendments Act San Francisco – A federal judge today dismissed dozens of lawsuits over illegal domestic surveillance of American citizens, ruling that... Continue reading
October 16, 2008
ACLU Tells Court: FISA 2008 Act is Unconstitutional
Congress Cannot Grant Wholesale Immunity to Telecoms CHICAGO – Congress and the Bush White House overstepped their constitutional authority and violated the rights of millions of customers when they passed... Continue reading
July 1, 2007
Government Cannot Hide Accountability for Phone Record Collection by Claiming State Secrets, ACLU Tells Court
In a rare oral argument, the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today asked a federal court judge in Chicago to block the government’s effort to shield telephone giant AT&T... Continue reading
June 25, 2006
ACLU of Illinois Responds to Decision in Terkel v. AT&T Case
U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly today granted a motion by the United States Department of Justice to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Chicago author Studs Terkel and other prominent... Continue reading
May 22, 2006
Studs Terkel, Other Prominent Chicagoans Join Together to Challenge AT&T Sharing of Telephone Records with the National Security Agency
Celebrated Chicago author Studs Terkel and prominent leaders in the medical, legal, political and faith communities today filed a federal lawsuit charging that telephone giant AT&T violated their privacy by... Continue reading
