Press Releases

One Year After the Trump Administration Abandoned Police Reform, New ACLU Report Finds Evidence of Continued Excessive Force

The report provides an update on the ACLU’s Seven States Safety Campaign and presents preliminary findings on police misconduct and transparency in jurisdictions abandoned by the DOJ

ACLU-TN Asks Federal Court to Hold City of Memphis Accountable for Police Response to “No Kings” Event

Motion Seeks Hearing Over Alleged Violations of Longstanding Kendrick Consent Decree Protecting First Amendment Activity

Federal Court Hears Arguments in Challenge to Tennessee's Unconstitutional Congressional Map

ACLU and Civil Rights Coalition Request Injunction to Block Map Before August Primary

ACLU-TN Welcomes New Board Members

As the civil rights organization grows its work defending Tennesseans’ civil liberties, dedicated Tennessee community board members join the fight

New Filings Detail Disturbing Accounts of Federal Agents Retaliating Against Memphis Residents

Residents describe being surveilled at home, pulled over under false pretenses, boxed in with vehicles, and jailed in retaliation for observing and documenting Memphis Safe Task Force activity

Statement on Tennessee’s Torturous Execution Attempt of Tony Carruthers

ACLU comments on the state of Tennessee's botched and torturous attempt to execute Tony Carruthers

Memphis Residents Challenge Pattern of Retaliation for Recording Memphis Safe Task Force Agents 

The lawsuit also challenges the unlawful application Tennessee's “Halo Law,” which criminalizes people standing within 25 feet of an officer, even when they are not disrupting a scene.