We need city leaders to exercise their authority and pass measures like CCOPS to create a regulatory framework for the use of all police surveillance equipment and software.
We support the call by four Milwaukee Common Council members for urgent reforms and a Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS) framework to regulate all surveillance technology in Milwaukee.
www.aclu-wi.org/press-releas...
When your rights are in question, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decides whether to protect or restrict them. Wisconsinites will elect a new justice on April 7.
https://youtu.be/kHynozekybE
Wisconsin should take the $1,268 per day spent to house a child at Lincoln Hills and invest in programming that actually works to rehabilitate kids and end recidivism.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/03/09/lincoln-hills-copper-lake-correctional-facility-youth/89001432007/
Wisconsin will elect a new Supreme Court justice on April 7, 2026. Laws protecting our freedom are only as strong as the judges who uphold them.
Make a voting plan today at ACLU-WI.org/VotingRights!
Happy #InternationalWomensDay to every woman fighting for justice.
As the spring Wisconsin Supreme Court race approaches, it is important to know why the court matters and what our voting rights are here in Wisconsin.
Join our virtual training: https://secure.ngpvan.com/l1UCLsjHd0iTr6ApjbIHAg2
The next election is less than a month away! Do you have a plan to vote?
🔖 Save this post to remember important dates.
🗳️ Check your registration at MyVote.WI.gov.
🧠 Learn more at ACLU-WI.org/VotingRights.
The 10 members of the Ashland County Board of Supervisors who voted to accept corporate reimbursements to police Line 5 protests for Enbridge should be ashamed.
Counties should protect their residents' ability to protest, not accept reimbursements from the very corporations people are protesting.
www.wpr.org/news/ashland...
AB 377 has already passed the Assembly and could potentially be voted on by the Senate at their last floor session in mid-March, so call your state senators to share your opinion.
The English Only Bill, AB 377, aims to establish English as the official state language and allow AI interpreters, even in court.
www.wpr.org/news/legal-a...
In Wisconsin, ballots have always been required to be received by 8pm on Election Day.
The recent changes to the way USPS defines a postmark will only impact voter registration by mail.
Learn more: https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/usps-postmark-change-what-wisconsin-absentee-voters-should-know/
Yesterday we were at City Hall as the Milwaukee Common Council voted on proposals in its ICE Out package to rein in ICE.
We'll keep saying it: ICE doesn't belong in our communities. We must protect our neighbors and keep ICE out.
NOW: Watch our policy director Amanda Merkwae speak about our work on as a panel as part of Community Shares Big Share Day.
https://www.thebigshare.org/info/live2026
We defend basic freedoms. Every day. For every Wisconsinite. And your support makes this possible.
Today is the Big Share! Please consider making a donation. https://action.aclu.org/give/wi-donate?emci=4993b857-fa15-f111-a69a-000d3a57593f&emdi=fb51acb1-1117-f111-a69a-000d3a1f0a97&ceid=7169403
Wisconsin’s legislative session is expected to conclude this month, but major decisions are still unfolding.
We’re tracking some harmful bills still moving, what’s (hopefully) died, and what to watch for as session wraps. Follow along on our bill tracker at ACLU-WI.org/Leg.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court decides cases that impact us. Pledge to vote in April, so you can have a say over who sits on our state's highest court and makes decisions that affect you, your friends, your family, and your community.
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Milwaukee officer accused of misusing Flock surveillance cameras, @Isiahholmes.bsky.social reports.
There are new 287(g) agreements in Green Lake, Dunn, and Walworth counties, bringing Wisconsin's total participants up to 19.
Local sheriffs should not be collaborating with ICE. Call your sheriff today. #End287g
Exploiting local and state law enforcement to carry out immigration enforcement shifts resources away from community safety and puts us all in danger.
Read our new report in full.
When ICE agents tear apart our communities, we take to the streets. When the Trump administration tries to silence dissent, we just get louder.
Find a No Kings protest near you at nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=aclu
In a new blog post, Communications Coordinator Kwesi Foli reflects on his experiences for this Black History Month and the joy, pain and triumph that brings us together.
https://www.aclu-wi.org/news/black-history-month-is-every-month/
We responded to the criminal charges filed against a Milwaukee police officer who allegedly used Flock’s automated license plate reader system to track the location of two women — nearly 200 times — for personal reasons.
Flock’s surveillance technology scans and stores license plate data from countless drivers every day, enabling the government to keep track of where people drive and when — without their knowledge or consent and without a warrant.
These devices collect everyone’s data, not just data on vehicles associated with a crime. The accusations made against Milwaukee Police Officer Josue Ayala exemplify just how easily Flock cameras can be turned against the very people the technology purports to protect.
Assembly passes bill to seek health coverage for incarcerated people in Wisconsin via @askennard.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/assem...
Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature quietly target Milwaukee Common Council's powers to set policy for police and fire departments via @isiahholmes.bsky.social wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/repub...
We are seeking Wisconsin attorneys and law student volunteers to serve as non-partisan election observers on Election Day (April 7, 2026).
Find more information about volunteering: https://www.aclu-wi.org/campaigns-initiatives/election-protection/
