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We are the New York state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), fighting for the rights of all New Yorkers.

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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 3h
ALPR cameras are: 👎error-prone 👎routinely abused by police and government agencies 👎incredibly invasive We should all be free to go about our daily lives without fear of being tracked and surveilled. Tell NY's elected officials to pass guardrails on ALPR technology in our state now:
action.aclu.org
Demand ALPR Guardrails in New York
Please take action!
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 20h
New Yorkers deserve to understand how our judicial system works. Every day, judges make decisions that can dramatically impact everyday New Yorkers’ rights. Today’s ruling rightly reaffirms that we deserve a judicial system that is transparent, accountable, and responsive to the public.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 22h
The NYPD failed to document nearly *10,000* stops just in 2025. This is a blatant disregard for NYers’ constitutional rights. Thirteen years after stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional, there is simply no excuse for police to continue to evade accountability and oversight by misreporting stops.
amny.com
Nearly 10,000 NYPD street stops went missing from department books, federal monitor says | amNewYork
Thousands of NYPD street stops may have vanished from the department's books last year, according to a new court-ordered report that found cops continued to
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 28/09/2026
It's good that Mayor Mamdani is reiterating his campaign pledge to disband the SRG - the violent unit of the NYPD with a bloated budget, biased training, and a well-documented history of brutalizing NYers at protests. But vague assurances won't cut it, and the Mayor can do more to curb the SRG 🧵
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 28/09/2026
This is appalling. We need to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ students -- not weaken them. Remember: In New York, LGBTQ+ students are still protected against discrimination in schools by state laws that go beyond Title IX’s and the federal Constitution’s protections.
thehill.com
Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 28/09/2026
If you live in or travel within Nassau County, Big Brother knows a lot about where you shop, work, worship, and more. With Flock cameras stationed every 9.5 miles, Nassau residents are amongst the most watched in the U.S. But driving a car shouldn't open us up to pervasive government surveillance.
nypost.com
Exclusive | Nassau County has a Flock Safety camera every 9.5 miles, residents among one of America’s most surveilled: Data
Flock Safety is a controversial brand of AI-powered cameras that scan and store info on every car that drives past, including license plates and distinct features like dents and bumper stickers.
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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Abortion care is life-saving care. Mifepristone has a well-documented record of being safe and effective — and it has been used over 7.5 million times in the US since it was approved in 2000.
Light maroon graphic with pills that reads, "Mifepristone is a safe and effective medication used for abortion and miscarriage care" by ACLU.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 26/09/2026
Last September, 60 armed and masked federal agents descended on a factory in Cato, NY. They grabbed 100+ workers, including some U.S. citizens and green card holders, some of whom were deported without due process.⁠ ⁠ We're suing Trump's DHS for this unjustified raid that violated worker's rights.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 25/09/2026
This is great news. New Yorkers are fighting back against Flock's creepy cameras - and winning. Automatic license plate readers like Flock are invasive, prone to error, and the data they collect is frequently abused by the police and government agencies. Mass surveillance doesn't keep us safe.
timesunion.com
Dutchess County will remove Flock cameras after public backlash
The decision followed a packed public meeting on Wednesday, which prompted the county sheriff and district attorney to pull support for the cameras.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 25/09/2026
Good. ICE cannot be allowed to hold people in dehumanizing, abusive conditions at 26 Federal Plaza. We’ll keep holding the Trump administration accountable and fight to end ICE’s cruel, unconstitutional detention conditions across New York.
thecityreporter.nyc
Judge Limits Capacity at NY 'Black Site' ICE Holding Cells
The injunction stems from a lawsuit alleging ICE was cramming dozens of immigrants into small cells on the federal building’s 10th floor, often failing to provide adequate food and water.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 25/09/2026
"New Yorkers shouldn’t have to worry that they might be surveilled or kidnapped while driving to work, dropping their kids off at school or simply going about their day — whether by ICE or by local cops working as ICE agents." "State legislators must make protections for immigrant NYers airtight."
timesunion.com
Close loopholes in Local Cops, Local Crimes Act to protect New Yorkers
New law is only the first step; now the state must strengthen oversight and and pass New York for All
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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 25/09/2026
No parent should ever have to fear choosing between taking their child to the doctor and keeping their family safe. M.'s story is heartbreaking and, alarmingly, one of many as a result of Trump's mass deportation machine. n.pr/4hekq4T
npr.org
Pediatricians raise the alarm on the effect of Trump's immigration crackdown on kids
The Trump administration has been pursuing a quiet immigration crackdown strategy: limiting access to health care and public services. The American Academy of Pediatrics is sounding the alarm about th...
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 25/09/2026
While Mayor Mamdani's policy restricting AI in schools is a good first step, there are broad exceptions that still leave students at risk.⁠ ⁠ Mamdani's DOE must do more to establish AI oversight in schools that is fully responsible, robust, and protective. Our city's students deserve nothing less.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 25/09/2026
We’re in federal court today to defend over 100 Venezuelan men who the Trump administration deported to a a torture prison in El Salvador last year. Multiple courts have found their removal under the wartime Alien Enemies Act was illegal — these men deserve to finally have their day in court.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 24/09/2026
Automatic License Plate Readers, like Flock, violate New Yorkers’ privacy by tracking wherever we drive, 24/7, without our consent, and recklessly sharing it far and wide. Tell your elected officials that you're counting on them to pass guardrails on ALPR technology in NY without delay:
action.aclu.org
Demand ALPR Guardrails in New York
Please take action!
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ACLU of Texas @aclutx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yet another Texas family and community have been traumatized by an ICE shooting — this time Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez, a 28-year-old married Venezuelan father who was reportedly delivering food in Austin to support his son with a disability. 🧵
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Corene Kendrick @corene.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So proud of the legal team at @aclu.org National Prison Project, @nyclu.org @maketheroadny.bsky.social & Wang Hecker on this victory. The 127 page opinion is available here: www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 24/09/2026
It’s beyond shameful that the Trump administration has strong-armed NYU and Mt. Sinai into striking a deal that betrays trans young people in New York. Transgender young people deserve access to gender-affirming care, which helps them live as their authentic selves and can be lifesaving.
them.us
"Honor Your Oath": Hundreds Confront NYU Langone Hospital Over Caving to Trump on Trans Healthcare
Parents and advocates rallied outside the hospital after it agreed to pay $8.5 million and keep gender-affirming care closed to minors under a deal with the federal government.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 24/09/2026
This order rightly affirms that ICE cannot continue subjecting people to dehumanizing, abusive conditions at 26 Federal Plaza. We’ll continue to hold the Trump administration accountable and fight to end ICE’s cruel, unconstitutional detention conditions across New York.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 23/09/2026
Our new report on sex ed curriculum examined 50 school districts across New York State. We gave each district an A-F grade - and nearly half of the school districts received an F, based on their coverage of essential topics, the accuracy of the info taught to students, and how biased it was.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 23/09/2026
📣 We just released a new report examining sex education curriculum in 50 school districts across NY. ⁠ ⁠ The report reveals inconsistent curricula that’s full of medical inaccuracies, excludes LGBTQ people and their identities, and promotes abstinence. Some students are not receiving sex ed at all.
nysfocus.com
From Hitler to Lady Gaga: Inside New York’s Sex Ed Classes
A NYCLU review of 50 New York school districts found inaccurate sex ed lessons, along with gaps on consent, contraception, and LGBTQ issues.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 23/09/2026
Trans people belong. Trans people belong. Trans people belong. Trans people belong. Trans people belong. Trans people belong.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 22/09/2026
The federal government is covertly deporting immigrants to third countries, in order to scare people into self deporting.
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Trump Has Deported Thousands in Third Country Removals
Through a growing number of deportation agreements, the Trump administration is sending detained individuals to countries where they have no ties.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 22/09/2026
🏫 What does the rapid deployment of AI mean for the 900k students in NYC’s public schools? 💪 What guardrails are in place for its use? 💻 What everyday changes are taking place because of its implementation? Hear from NYC students about how AI is used in their schools on this ep of Rights This Way 👇
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How AI is Invading NYC Schools - NYCLU
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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 21/09/2026
CASE UPDATE: On Friday, DOJ announced a settlement with New York University Langone Hospitals (NYU) that allegedly resolves their investigation into NYU providing gender-affirming care to minors. Read our joint statement with @aclu.org & @nyclu.org about the settlement: lambdalegal.lgbt/5ddx5vbk
Breaking news: Lambda Legal, ACLU, NYCLU Statement on DOJ’s Settlement with NYU to End Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender YouthQuote from joint statement that reads, "Because of our lawsuit and the resulting injunction, no patient information of any kind has been disclosed to the Department of Justice as part of NYU’s or Mount Sinai’s recently-announced settlements—nor could it be, as that order remains in full effect."Quote from joint statement that reads, "While we don’t know the full terms of the agreement, we do know...that [it] puts political retribution over hospitals’ ethical and legal obligations to, and the well-being of, trans youth. Transgender young people deserve access to gender-affirming care."
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 21/09/2026
“What ICE is doing right now is an injustice against Hispanic people, to the point that it doesn’t matter if you’re Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Puerto Rican,” said Pedro Rojas, a plaintiff in our case. “Once they hear you speaking Spanish, they’re discriminating against you and mistreating you.”
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Cato, NY ICE Raid Violated Workers’ Rights: NYCLU Lawsuit
Federal agents arrested at least 57 workers. Many were denied opportunities to talk to lawyers or their families before agents rushed them to out-of-state detention facilities as far away as Louisiana...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/09/2026
A free press is essential to a free society. Our democracy depends on it.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 21/09/2026
For more than one year now, the Trump administration has been murdering civilians on the high seas. This immoral, illegal killing spree cannot go on one day longer.
bbc.com
US strikes on alleged drug boats could be crimes against humanity, says UN
A report says the attacks, of which there have been at least 68, were not self-defence.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/09/2026
President Trump is relentlessly trying to punish the media for coverage he doesn't like. This is an unconstitutional assault on the freedom of the press.
apnews.com
Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
President Donald Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 20/09/2026
The end of summer can be bittersweet, but we've got just the cure: for the next 72 hours, the entire NYCLU merch store is 40% off! Use code SUMMER40 at check out ☀️ shop.nyclu.org
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 18/09/2026
Trans young people deserve access to gender-affirming care. Period.
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ACLU of the District of Columbia @aclu-dc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Public criticism is part of the bargain elected officials accept when they take office. It's part of the job. But most importantly, that freedom of free speech is foundational to the healthy functioning of our democratic system.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 18/09/2026
1/ No one should die at the hands of corrections officers. This is a step towards accountability for Robert L. Brooks Sr.‘s family, but it doesn’t erase the pain of his + countless other families whose loved ones have been killed in custody. Mr. Brooks’s fatal beating was not an isolated incident.
timesunion.com
NY will pay more than $10M to family of man beaten to death by prison officers
Robert L. Brooks Sr. died after he was beaten by multiple correction officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in December 2024. New York is paying millions of dollars to his family.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 18/09/2026
🚨 There are accomplishments within the first Mayor’s Management Report of the Mamdani administration, but it's worth noting that this fiscal year report shows an uptick in broken windows policing - a trend started by Mayor Adams, but that has continued in Mayor Mamdani's first 6 months.
thecityreporter.nyc
How’s Mamdani Doing? Mayor Releases Mixed City Scorecard (With Adams Assist)
Ambulance response times were up, most serious crimes fell and a whole lot of potholes were filled in the first Mayor’s Management Report of the Zohran Mamdani era.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 18/09/2026
It's completely unacceptable that any child in New York public schools is still drinking water contaminated with lead. There is NO safe level of lead exposure for children. Our state officials have a responsibility to ensure our children have access to clean water.
timesunion.com
Report: Unsafe levels of lead in drinking water across NY schools
The report, released Thursday by the New York Public Interest Research Group, found that 42% of all water outlets in New York public schools contain lead that exceeds health department standards.
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Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts @ppesacts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gender-affirming care is essential health care. Everyone deserves access to the care they need to live healthy, authentic lives, free from political interference.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 18/09/2026
ICE, CBP, and the county sheriffs who conspired with them on the raid in Cato, NY must be held accountable for violating New Yorkers’ constitutional rights, engaging in racist and xenophobic conduct, and harassing hardworking Central New York families. We'll see the Trump administration in court.
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Protest Testimony Project @ptpproject.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📣 Red Hook, we want to hear from you! Join us on Sept. 24 from 5–7 PM at Red Hook Library (362 Van Brunt St.). Your voice matters. Come learn, listen & testify. #RedHook #ProtestTestimonyProject #Brooklyn @nyclu.org @legalaidnyc.bsky.social
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 17/09/2026
Luis Alberto Lopez Castillo is at least the 8th person to die while in city Department of Correction custody so far this year. DOC has a responsibility to uphold the safety of people in custody - the city's failure to do so is unacceptable. Lopez Castillo should still be alive today.
gothamist.com
20-year-old dies after medical distress in Queens Courthouse, officials say
Luis Alberto Lopez Castillo is at least the eighth person to die in the Department of Correction's custody so far this year.
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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 17/09/2026
Pregnant and postpartum workers: you have rights. We spoke to @apnews.com about the federal laws that can help you stay healthy and on the job. apnews.com/article/preg...
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 17/09/2026
🚨The NYPD’s Community Response Team is best known for its egregious patterns of unconstitutional stops and discrimination against Black and brown New Yorkers. Mayor Mamdani must act by disbanding the unit immediately - and finally put an end to its shameful record of abuse.
hellgatenyc.com
Why Does Jessica Tisch Keep Stocking the NYPD's Most Problematic Unit With Problematic Cops?
An analysis of public records shows Tisch has assigned and promoted dozens of officers with troubling records to Community Response Teams.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 17/09/2026
REMINDER: Personal aspects of your life, like your LGBTQ identity or health info, are about as private as info can get. 3 weeks after a federal appeals court rejected Trump's efforts to seize the medical records of trans youth in NYC, the DOJ still can't access that data while our case proceeds.
lambdalegal.org
3 Things to Know About Privacy and Your Medical Records on This Constitution and Citizenship Day
September 17th is Constitution and Citizenship Day, a federal observance that celebrates the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Lambda Legal usually spends it talking about equal protection. T...
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 17/09/2026
The impact of a person’s incarceration reaches beyond the confines of their cell. Children lose parents. Businesses lose workers. Today we speak to a NYer w/ personal experience visiting a family member who was incarcerated + a NYCLU expert about legislation designed to improve carceral conditions.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 16/09/2026
Our elected officials betrayed the public by deliberately covering up the evidence and lying about the dangers to public health. The release of these files is a critical step towards transparency & justice for the countless New Yorkers who got sick from breathing toxic air in the aftermath of 9/11.
nytimes.com
After 9/11, Documents Suggest, New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality
The Mamdani administration released more than 170,000 pages of documents related to the air quality around the World Trade Center site in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/09/2026
President Trump's attempt to enforce his mail ballot restrictions this November was rejected by the highest court in the land. Mail ballots will continue to be delivered by the USPS as usual.
npr.org
The Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms
The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's request to allow mail-in voting restrictions under a U.S. Postal Service plan for the midterm general election.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 15/09/2026
Fitness apps, search engines, period tracking apps, and other tools that we use to care for our health collect and process private health data. That info shouldn't in the hands of big tech companies or government entities. Tell the Gov to keep NYers' private health data away from bad actors:
action.aclu.org
Protect New Yorkers' Private Health Information
Please take action!
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freedomagendany.bsky.social @freedomagendany.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
August 31 marked one year until the mandated closure of Rikers. Since Mayor Mamdani assumed office, he's taken important steps toward closing Rikers, and he must do more to prevent and reduce incarceration.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 15/09/2026
Election Day will be here before you know it! Check your voter status, make a plan to vote, and know your rights at the polls 👇 www.aclu.org/vote2026_
Happy National Voter Registration Day! "NEED HELP REGISTERING IN YOUR STATE? WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED.” Above the text is a pattern of red circles, with three circles filled in dark blue. Defending Our Vote logo appears at the bottom.
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NYCLU @nyclu.org · 15/09/2026
"We want to make sure that New Yorkers are living their lives freely, and Nassau County residents and Long Islanders are living their lives freely and able to be out in public without being tracked," said Susan Gottehrer, director of the NYCLU's Nassau County chapter. We deserve privacy in public.
newsday.com
Hundreds of Flock cameras on Long Island help solve crimes but critics raise alarms about government surveillance
New York State legislation aims to restrict the use of the automatic license plate readers and prohibit data sharing out of the state.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court blocked USPS from enforcing key parts of a new rule that would've restricted mail-in voting for the November election. This is a major win for voting rights.
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