American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union is named in 41 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1950 to 2026.
American Civil Liberties Union on the timeline
41 events · 1950–2026 · click any marker
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | ACLU Data-Driven Report Finds ICE 'Too Broken to Be Fixed' Across Eight States in 2025
2 src American Civil Liberties Union · ICE | reported | |
| 2026-07-15 | ACLU Sues to Block Completed DOJ National Voter Database as August 5 Purge Blackout Looms
3 src Department of Justice · American Civil Liberties Union · Protect Democracy | confirmed | |
| 2026-06-24 | ACLU Documents 17 ICE Custody Deaths in 2026 as Warehouse Expansion Targets 96,600 Beds
3 src American Civil Liberties Union · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Vera Institute of Justice | confirmed | |
| 2026-05-13 | ACLU Files Federal Lawsuit Against Memphis Safe Task Force Alleging Pattern of First Amendment Retaliation Against Civilians Recording Federal Immigration Enforcement
5 src American Civil Liberties Union · Todd Blanche · Department of Homeland Security · Immigration and Customs Enforcement · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2026-05-07 | ICE Custody Deaths Hit 17 in First Four Months of 2026 (One Every Six Days); 152 New Detention Facilities Opened Across 39 States Since January 2025
4 src U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Vera Institute of Justice · American Civil Liberties Union · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-28 | No Kings III Protest Announced for March 28 as Movement Plans Third Nationwide Mobilization
4 src Indivisible · American Civil Liberties Union | reported | |
| 2026-02-18 | Federal Court Permanently Blocks Trump Administration's DEI Ban in Schools Nationwide
6 src American Civil Liberties Union · Department of Education | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-13 | ACLU Files Amended Tincher v. Noem Complaint with 80+ Declarations of ICE First Amendment Retaliation
2 src American Civil Liberties Union · Kristi Noem · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-30 | Federal Courts Issue Multiple Permanent Injunctions Blocking Trump's Anti-Voting Executive Order
5 src U.S. District Court · American Civil Liberties Union · Brennan Center for Justice · Democracy Docket · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-29 | Supreme Court to Hear Birthright Citizenship Challenge in April
3 src U.S. Supreme Court · Donald Trump · American Civil Liberties Union · D. John Sauer | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-28 | Ninth Circuit Rules DHS Exceeded Authority Terminating Venezuelan TPS
3 src Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · Kristi Noem · American Civil Liberties Union | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-15 | ACLU Files Class Action Against ICE for Racial Profiling in Minnesota
3 src American Civil Liberties Union · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-12 | DOJ Expands Voter Data Seizure Campaign to 18 States, Demanding Social Security Numbers and Driver's Licenses
5 src Department of Justice · Harmeet Dhillon · American Civil Liberties Union · League of Women Voters · +2 | reported | |
| 2025-12-08 | Human Rights Groups Document Systematic Torture at Fort Bliss Immigration Detention Facility: 45+ Detainees Report Beatings, Sexual Abuse, Crushed Testicles, and Coerced Deportations
3 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · American Civil Liberties Union · Human Rights Watch | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-05 | NPR First Amendment Lawsuit Against Trump Reaches Pivotal Court Hearing on Retaliatory Funding Cuts
5 src NPR · Donald Trump · Trump Administration · American Civil Liberties Union · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-05 | Supreme Court Grants Review of Trump's Birthright Citizenship Challenge, Setting Stage for Constitutional Crisis
5 src U.S. Supreme Court · Donald Trump · D. John Sauer · American Civil Liberties Union · +3 | disputed | |
| 2025-12-04 | Amnesty International documents torture and enforced disappearances at "Alligator Alcatraz" and Krome detention facilities
5 src Amnesty International · Ron DeSantis · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-04 | Bondi Directive Weaponizes Tax Enforcement Against Groups Labeled "Antifa"
5 src Pam Bondi · U.S. Department of Justice · Federal Bureau of Investigation · Internal Revenue Service · +5 | reported | |
| 2025-12-04 | DOJ Orders Prison Auditors to Eliminate PREA Rape Protections for Transgender Inmates
5 src Department of Justice · Bureau of Prisons · American Civil Liberties Union · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-15 | Supreme Court Reargues Louisiana v. Callais, Threatens Voting Rights Act
3 src U.S. Supreme Court · Louisiana · American Civil Liberties Union · NAACP Legal Defense Fund | reported | |
| 2025-09-25 | Trump Signs NSPM-7 Labeling Anti-Capitalism, Anti-Christianity, and 'Anti-Americanism' as Domestic Terrorism Indicators
5 src Donald Trump · Pam Bondi · Federal Bureau of Investigation · American Civil Liberties Union · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-09-08 | San Francisco Police Allowed 1.6 Million Illegal License Plate Searches by ICE and Out-of-State Agencies
2 src U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Flock Safety · Electronic Frontier Foundation · American Civil Liberties Union | reported | |
| 2025-08-01 | Supreme Court Expands Louisiana Redistricting Case to Challenge Section 2 of Voting Rights Act
5 src U.S. Supreme Court · Department of Justice · Louisiana · NAACP Legal Defense Fund · +3 | confirmed | |
| 2025-06-14 | "No Kings" protests draw 5 million people in 2,100+ locations
5 src American Civil Liberties Union · MoveOn | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-22 | Coordinated Constitutional Challenge Filed
3 src American Civil Liberties Union · Protect Democracy · League of Women Voters | confirmed | |
| 2025-03-10 | Strategic Litigation Coordination Summit: Multi-State Legal Resistance
3 src American Civil Liberties Union · New Civil Liberties Alliance | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-15 | Multi-Organizational Civil Rights Litigation Coordination Summit
4 src Earthjustice · American Civil Liberties Union | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-15 | Pro Bono Legal Support Coordination Mechanism Launched
3 src American Civil Liberties Union · Institute for Justice · New Civil Liberties Alliance · Lawyers for Good Government | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-15 | Strategic Litigation Framework Developed by Legal Resistance Network
3 src Electronic Frontier Foundation · American Civil Liberties Union | confirmed | |
| 2025-01-21 | Surveillance State Expansion: Constitutional Concerns and Section 702 Reauthorization
3 src Intelligence Community · National Security Agency · Federal Bureau of Investigation · White House · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2025-01-20 | Emergence of Coordinated Legal Resistance Networks
3 src American Civil Liberties Union · New Civil Liberties Alliance | confirmed | |
| 2025-01-20 | Trump Signs Unconstitutional Executive Order Challenging Birthright Citizenship
4 src Donald Trump · Department of Justice · U.S. Supreme Court · American Civil Liberties Union | confirmed | |
| 2024-06-01 | Flock Safety Network Expands to 5,000+ Police Departments Performing 20 Billion Monthly Vehicle Scans
3 src Flock Safety · Garrett Langley · American Civil Liberties Union · Electronic Frontier Foundation | confirmed | |
| 2019-09-17 | Edward Snowden Publishes Memoir "Permanent Record"; DOJ Immediately Sues for Proceeds
3 src Edward Snowden · Department of Justice · American Civil Liberties Union | confirmed | |
| 2018-07-26 | ACLU test reveals Amazon Rekognition misidentified 28 Congress members as criminals, showing racial bias
4 src American Civil Liberties Union · Amazon · AWS · John Lewis | confirmed | |
| 2016-10-11 | ACLU Exposes Geofeedia's Surveillance of Black Lives Matter Protests Through Social Media Platforms
3 src American Civil Liberties Union · Twitter · Facebook · Instagram | confirmed | |
| 2015-05-07 | Second Circuit Rules NSA Bulk Phone Metadata Collection Illegal Under Patriot Act
3 src Second Circuit Court of Appeals · National Security Agency · American Civil Liberties Union | confirmed | |
| 2008-04-28 | Crawford v. Marion County: Supreme Court Upholds Strict Voter ID Laws Despite No Evidence of In-Person Fraud
3 src U.S. Supreme Court · American Civil Liberties Union · Republican National Committee | confirmed | |
| 1994-11-08 | California Proposition 187 Passes 59-41, Galvanizes Latino Voter Mobilization
9 src American Civil Liberties Union | confirmed | |
| 1966-08-09 | Dorothy Gautreaux Lawsuit Challenges Chicago Public Housing Segregation
3 src American Civil Liberties Union · U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | confirmed | |
| 1950-09-01 | State Loyalty Oaths Spread as California Passes Levering Act, Requires Public Employee Pledges
3 src California Legislature · Earl Warren · American Civil Liberties Union | confirmed |
Network neighbors
Department of Justice
6× shared
Donald Trump
6× shared
U.S. Supreme Court
6× shared
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
4× shared
Brennan Center for Justice
3× shared
Electronic Frontier Foundation
3× shared
Federal Bureau of Investigation
3× shared
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
3× shared
New Civil Liberties Alliance
3× shared
Trump Administration
3× shared
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
3× shared
Asian Law Caucus
2× shared
D. John Sauer
2× shared
DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
2× shared
Flock Safety
2× shared
Kristi Noem
2× shared
League of Women Voters
2× shared
Louisiana
2× shared
National Security Agency
2× shared
Pam Bondi
2× shared
Protect Democracy
2× shared
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
2× shared
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2× shared
Vera Institute of Justice
2× shared
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