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Súplica del Triunfo de los Reporteros en Caso de la Brutalidad del FBI (06/19/2008)
SAN JUAN, PR - Una corte federal de apelación dictaminó ayer que un ataque no provocado contra periodistas por los agentes del FBI violaría claramente la Cuarta Enmienda. La Corte de Apelación de los E.E.U.U. para el Primer Circuito revocó una decisión de desestimación en un pleito traído por la ACLU a nombre de los periodistas que fueron golpeados a patadas y puños y rociados con gas pimienta por los agentes del FBI mientras intentaban cubrir un allanamiento en un apartamento en San Juan.

ACLU Asks Judge To Review Lawsuit Challenging FBI Brutality (03/05/2008)
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - The American Civil Liberties Union today will ask a federal appeals court to allow a case brought by journalists who were kicked, punched and pepper sprayed by FBI agents to move forward. The ACLU will ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse an earlier decision by the district court that sided with the FBI agents and ignored important constitutional issues raised by the journalists.

ACLU of Puerto Rico Files Lawsuit Against FBI for Wrongfully Attacking Journalists During a Raid (09/20/2006)
SAN JUAN, PR - The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Puerto Rico today filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigations for violating the civil rights of more than 20 reporters in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The journalists were beaten, maced, and prevented from covering a significant news story even though they were violating no laws.

ACLU Testifies Against Controversial HIV Regulations Proposed by Puerto Rico Health Department (02/20/2002)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Saying it will violate individual privacy and endanger public health, the American Civil Liberties Union today testified against a raft of new HIV regulations proposed by the Puerto Rico Health Department that would, among other things, require people to disclose the names of their sexual partners to the government.

Navy Violated Free Speech Rights of Vieques Protesters, ACLU Charges in Lawsuit (06/18/2001)
SAN JUAN, PR--The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of peaceful crowds protesting the United States Navy's bombing exercises on Vieques Island who were repeatedly assaulted with tear gas and rubber bullets by Naval personnel in riot gear.

ACLU Condemns the Suspension of Senators From Puerto Rico Legislature (05/10/2001)
SAN JUAN, PR -- The American Civil Liberties Union's Puerto Rico chapter today criticized the decision by the Puerto Rico Senate's majority to suspend five of its senators for openly criticizing the majority's legislative strategy in regards to Veiques Island.

Puerto Rican Public and Courts Weigh Gay Rights With Unprecedented Legal Case and Political Action (02/21/2001)
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Lesbian and gay rights are taking center stage in Puerto Rico this week, as activities around the island bring attention to Puerto Rico's anti-gay sodomy law, and the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico prepares to hear arguments challenging the law - the first gay rights case of the highest court's 101-year history.

In Historic First, Puerto Rico Supreme Court Considers Whether Law Denies Basic Rights to Gay People (08/11/2000)
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- For the first time in its 101-year history, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court today began considering whether gay men and lesbians are treated equally under the law. The case before the court hinges on Puerto Rico's long-standing commitment to individual privacy and its emphasis on courts' independence.

Citing Threats, Intimidation and 'Clear Danger' to Citizens, ACLU Presses Forward To Repeal Puerto Rico's Sodomy Law (05/22/2000)
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- Opening a new front in its battle against one of the country's starkest examples of the dangers of discriminatory sodomy laws, the American Civil Liberties Union today asked an appeals court to reconsider its ruling dismissing a massive legal challenge to Puerto Rico's anti-gay "crime against nature" law.

ACLU Warns Attorney General to Avoid Civil Liberties Disaster in Military Standoff on Island in Puerto Rico (05/01/2000)
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO -- As United States police and military gear up to remove protestors tomorrow from federal lands on the island of Vieques in Puerto Rico, the American Civil Liberties Union warned Attorney General Janet Reno to avoid a civil liberties disaster.

ACLU Expands Civil Liberties Reach with Opening of First Staffed Chapter Office in Puerto Rico (02/11/2000)
SAN JUAN, PR -- Seeking new opportunities to promote and defend civil liberties in Puerto Rico, the American Civil Liberties Union is opening its first staffed office to support and expand the work of its national chapter.

ACLU extiende el alcance de libertades civiles con apertura del primer capiacute;tulo con personal en Puerto Rico (02/11/2000)
En una conferencia de prensa aquí hoy, la presidenta del ACLU, Nadine Strossen, se unió al presidente del capítulo y abogado voluntario Héctor Pérez en anunciar la primera oficina con fondos del ACLU en la isla.

Citing "Chilling Effect" of Puerto Rico's Sodomy Law, Judge Says ACLU Challenge Must Go Forward (03/08/1999)
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO--Saying that an American Civil Liberties challenge to Puerto Rico's sodomy statute must go forward, a Superior Court judge here rejected the government's contention that nobody is injured by the law.