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ACLU Letter to Senator Specter Expressing Support for Free Speech Protection Act of 2008 (09/17/2008)
On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), its more than half a million members, countless additional activists and supporters, and fifty-four affiliates nationwide, we write in strong support of S. 2977, the Free Speech Protection Act of 2008. This bill would address the growing problem of libel tourism, whereby individuals seek libel judgments in foreign countries where libel laws do not have the same free speech protections as in the U.S.

ACLU, TLP, and ACLU of PA Comments Before FCC Re: Hearing on Broadband and the Digital Future (07/21/2008)
The ACLU, Technology and Liberty Project of the ACLU, and the ACLU of Pennsylvania have been principal participants in many of the important Internet censorship and neutrality cases decided by the United States Supreme Court in the past two decades, including Reno v. ACLU, Ashcroft v. ACLU, Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, and the Brand X decision, in which the Court held that cable companies providing broadband Internet access were “information service providers” for purposes of regulation by the FCC under the Communications Act. The ACLU of Pennsylvania was co-counsel in two of the leading Internet decisions, Reno v. ACLU and Ashcroft v. ACLU. Last year, the ACLU of Pennsylvania obtained relief in the Ashcroft litigation that permanently enjoined the Child Online Protection Act (“COPA”).

Coalition Sign-On Letter Opposing the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (05/15/2008)

ACLU Comments before the FCC regarding Broadband Industry Practices (04/17/2008)
The ACLU, Technology and Liberty Project of the ACLU, and ACLU of Northern California support the underlying petitions and urge the Commission to find in favor of Petitioners by upholding concepts of accessibility and non-discrimination in the provision of text messaging and short code services and in the delivery of broadband services.

ACLU Letter to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Leadership Regarding S.J. Res 28, Disapproving of the Rule Submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with Respect to Broadcast Media Ownership (04/01/2008)

ACLU Comments to FCC Regarding Net Neutrality (03/14/2008)

ACLU Letter to Congress Urging Members to Vote "No" On the Semper Fi Act (02/26/2008)

Remove the Unconstitutional Limits on Using Names and Images of Soldiers from the Conference Report (11/09/2007)

ACLU Letter Urging Senate to Vote on HR 2102 Reporters Shield Bill, Not Its Companion S 2035 (10/31/2007)

ACLU in Support of Reporter Shield Law H.R. 2102 (10/15/2007)
On behalf of the ACLU, a non-partisan organization with hundreds of thousands of activists and members and 53 affiliates nationwide, we are writing to urge you to support H.R. 2102, the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, without amendment.

ACLU Letter in Support of Kennedy-Smith Hate Crimes Amendment to the Defense Bill (09/27/2007)

ACLU Letter To Senator Leahy and Senator Specter Regarding Reporters' Shield Legislation (09/26/2007)

ACLU Material Support Statement for the Record for the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law (09/20/2007)

ACLU Letter Urging Honorable Daniel K. Inouye and Honorable Ted Stevens to Vote "No" on S. 1780 to Restore the FCC’S Indecency Enforcement Regarding “Fleeting Expletives" (07/18/2007)
Dear Chairman Inouye and Ranking Member Stevens: On behalf of the ACLU, a non-partisan organization with hundreds of thousands of activists and members and 53 affiliates nation-wide, we urge you to vote “NO” on S. 1780 when it comes to your committee for a vote. This bill would reinstate the FCC’s ability to prohibit the use of profanity from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on broadcast television. Because such an amendment would have profound adverse implications for the First Amendment, we urge you to oppose this bill.

ACLU Letter Urging Honorable Robert C. Byrd and Honorable Thad Cochran to Reject Senator Brownback's Amendment Forcing the Federal Communications Commission to Regulate Violence on Television (07/11/2007)

ACLU Letter Urging Honorable Robert C. Byrd and Honorable Chad Cochran to Vote "No" on Senator Brownback's Amendment to Restore the FCC's Indecency Enforcement (07/11/2007)

ACLU Letter to Senators Inouye and Stevens Regarding Senate Hearing on The Impact of Media Violence on Children (06/26/2007)

Sign On Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Opposition to Efforts to Regulate Grassroots "Lobbying" (05/04/2007)

ACLU Letter to the House of Representatives Urging Cosponsorship of Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 (03/08/2007)

ACLU Letter to the Senate Urging Cosponsorship of Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 (03/08/2007)