Press Releases

ACLU of Alabama Elects New Board President

The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama is pleased to announce that Kira Fonteneau has been elected its new Board President.

January 8, 2019

ACLU and NAACP Demand Transparency Following Police Shooting of E.J. Bradford in Alabama

Civil Rights Groups File Public Records Request for Use of Force and Other Policies

December 12, 2018

ACLU and ACLU of Alabama Join Appeal Against Emergency Services Provider for Discriminating Against Pregnant EMT

Montgomery, Ala. – The Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama has joined Birmingham attorney Heather Leonard in a federal court appeal on behalf of former Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Kimberlie Michelle Durham.

November 29, 2018

ACLU AL Comment on Galleria Shooting

Hoover Police shot Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., an African American male, stating he was an active shooter in the Galleria Mall. Just hours later they admitted to mistakenly identifying him.

November 24, 2018

ACLU AL Statement on Amendment 1 and 2 Passage

Alabama voters passed Amendment 1, allowing for the Ten Commandments on public property including schools, and passed Amendment 2, paving the way to criminalize abortion with no exceptions.

November 7, 2018

ACLU of Alabama Launches Billboards, Advocacy Campaign around District Attorney Race in Jefferson County

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama launched its first ever non-partisan billboard campaign to draw attention to the special District Attorney race in Jefferson County.

October 24, 2018