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US Supreme Court

October 1, 2018

American Civil Liberties Union to oppose Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

In a rare exception to its longstanding policy, the ACLU has decided to oppose the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
July 11, 2018

ACLU statement on nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to US Supreme Court

ACLU says Congress must determine whether Kavanaugh's views are compatible with the powerful role he would play for generations.
January 4, 2018

Trump administration will not ask Supreme Court to prevent transgender military recruitment

The American Civil Liberties Union has issued a statement in response to reports that the US Department of Justice will not ask the Supreme Court to intervene to prevent transgender people from serving in the military.
October 6, 2017

Drone victim asks Supreme Court to check Trump’s use of lethal powers

A Yemeni man whose relatives were killed in a US drone strike has asked the Supreme Court to exercise its powers of oversight over President Trump’s use of lethal force.
July 1, 2017

US judge says democracy 'broken' as court declines to oversee drone strikes

A senior judge yesterday pronounced American democracy "broken" and Congressional oversight a "joke" in failing to check the US drone killing programme.
July 5, 2014

Guantanamo detainees demand same religious rights as US craft store chain

Hunger-striking Guantánamo detainees have asked a US court to count them as ‘persons’ with free exercise of religious rights, following a Supreme Court decision extending those rights to a US craft store chain.
March 5, 2014

Briton spends 10,000th day in US prison despite evidence of innocence

Krishna ‘Kris’ Maharaj, a British businessman sentenced to death in 1987, has spent his 10,000th day in a US prison, despite compelling evidence of his innocence.
October 8, 2013

US Supreme Court refuses to examine case of death row man with IQ of 70

The US Supreme Court has denied a petition to the court by a man with an IQ of 70 who is on death row in the state of Georgia.
June 27, 2013

US Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage welcomed

The US Supreme Court has struck down provision in a law that restricted access to federal funds for those in same-sex marriages.