Media Room
ACRU Experts are available for interviews on a number of key issues.
Members of the media can contact Jay Collins at any time for scheduling: email Jay@libertasglobal.com or call 703-896-0131.
Press Releases
Recalling Senator Kent Conrad: Tea Party Activists in North Dakota Fight Denial of Recall Effort
August 31, 2010 — On August 30, the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) filed an amicus brief in support of Tea Party activists arguing that North Dakota law does provide for recall of U.S. Senators. Tea Party activists had previously filed with the Secretary... Read more
ACRU Mourns the Passing of John Armor
August 23, 2010 — "John was a great American, a dear friend and a champion of liberty," says Susan Carleson, CEO and Chairman of the American Civil Rights Union. "He will be sorely missed." On August 20, 2010, ACRU Senior Legal Counsel John Armor... Read more
Complaint Filed in North Dakota Supreme Court to Allow Recall of U.S. Senator Kent Conrad
July 21, 2010 — On July 14, North Dakota joined New Jersey in an effort to recall a U.S. Senator. RecallND filed a complaint with the North Dakota Supreme Court claiming that the state's Secretary of State has unconstitutionally blocked a petition to recall... Read more
ACRU Files Brief Urging N.J. Supreme Court to Allow Menendez Recall Petitions
May 11, 2010 — On May 10, 2010, the American Civil Rights Union filed a brief with the New Jersey Supreme Court urging the justices to affirm a state appellate court ruling ordering the Secretary of State to recognize a recall notice for U.S.... Read more
Stage Set for Recall Battle in North Dakota
April 6, 2010 — ACRU Responds to North Dakota Secretary of State's Denial of Citizens' Effort to Recall Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) Bismarck, ND—North Dakota is one of ten states with broad language in its constitution to recall elected officials (www.recallcongressnow.org). Yet, in a... Read more
Let People Decide, ACRU Says in New Jersey Recall Brief
February 8, 2010 — Today (Feb. 9) the American Civil Rights Union filed an amicus brief in support of a grassroots citizens effort to petition for recall of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.). The Sussex County Tea Party and NJ Tea Parties United, which filed... Read more
Congressman Pence Signs "Freedom to Listen" Pledge
March 10, 2009 — Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) became an inaugural signer of the American Civil Rights Union's "Freedom to Listen" pledge on Monday, vowing to protect the First Amendment by standing against "any and all efforts to censor or in any way restrict the people's freedom to listen to the unfettered airing of political views of their choice on broadcast media or the Internet." The pledge is designed to unify support against efforts to restrict Americans' constitutional freedom to listen. Read more
Supreme Court Upholds Individual Right
June 27, 2008 — The American Civil Rights Union, which filed amicus briefs in support of Heller at every stage of the case, called today's Supreme Court decision "a long overdue return to the Constitution." Read more
Terrorists Using 1960s Legal Precedent
June 12, 2008 — Terrorists Using 1960s Legal Precedent to Escape Punishment New Study Exposes the "Terrorist Get Out of Jail Free Card" In a report released today by the American Civil Rights Union, best-selling author and terrorism expert Richard Miniter demonstrates how a... Read more
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS INDIANA VOTER ID LAW
April 29, 2008 — The Supreme Court ruled today 6-3 in favor of the Indiana Voter ID law which requires registered voters to present a valid form of identification when they go to the polls. Read more
Specter & Conservative Leaders Plan Judges Battle; Implications for Presidential Race Discussed; McConnell Laments Dems' "Judicial Confirmation Brinksmanship"
March 6, 2008 — Specter & Conservative Leaders Plan Judges Battle Implications for Presidential Race Discussed McConnell Laments Dems' "Judicial Confirmation Brinksmanship" COMMITTEE FOR JUSTICE 1920 L Street, N.W. | Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20036 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2008 CONTACT:... Read more
ACRU files Amicus Curiae in Heller v. DC
October 9, 2007 — The American Civil Rights Union filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on October 5, urging the Court to take the appeal of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision last March holding that the Second Amendment does protect an individual right of citizens to keep and bear arms. The ACRU wants the Court to take the case to affirm and thereby greatly strengthen this landmark ruling. Read more
Happy Centennial, Scouting!
July 31, 2007 — Today, August 1st, marks 100 years to the day since Lord Robert Baden-Powell began an eight-day campout with 22 boys on Brownsea Island off the coast of Dorset in southern England. This event is considered to be the birth of the Boy Scouts. Read more
Boy Scout Jamboree OK with Court; Stunning Defeat for ACLU, Victory for Scouts
April 5, 2007 — On April 4, the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit dismissed the lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to stop the Defense Department from allowing the Boy Scouts of America to hold their National Jamboree every four years at Fort A.P. Hill in Fredericksburg, Virginia... Read more
ACRU Applauds Victory in D.C. Gun Case
March 10, 2007 — The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) applauds the decision just handed down by the U.S. Circuit Court for the D.C. Circuit concerning the Second Amendment to the Constitution. This 2-1 decision struck down as unconstitutional the D.C. City Council's law which, with few exceptions, made private ownership of guns illegal in the District. Read more
ACRU Applauds Supreme Court Action
September 21, 2006 — The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) applauds the emergency relief granted by the Supreme Court on Friday. 20 October 2006, reversing an injunction granted by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals against an Arizona voter ID law for the coming election. This is both a correct decision and a welcome injection of common sense in American elections. Read more
American Civil Rights Union Defends Berkeley Sea Scouts
September 11, 2006 — The American Civil Rights Union joined with former California state Attorney General and now Congressman Dan Lungren to file a friend of the court brief today in the United States Supreme Court in support of the Sea Scouts in Berkeley, California. The Sea Scouts are a subdivision of the national Boy Scouts of America. Read more
The ACRU Defends Mt Soledad Veterans
July 18, 2006 — The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) filed a friend of the court (amicus curiae) brief today in the California state appeals court in San Diego urging the court to uphold the constitutionality of the Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial, which includes a 29 foot tall cross. Read more
ACRU Supports case in Defense of Right to Bear Arms
June 22, 2006 — The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) filed a brief amicus curiae on Friday, June 16 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the plaintiffs in the case of Shelly Parker et al. v. District of Columbia. Read more