The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is representing a man accused of setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey and injuring 31 people.
A lawyer for the organization's New Jersey chapter entered a notice of appearance in Ahmad Khan Rahami's case in federal court in Newark on Monday.
Rahami has been hospitalized since he was caught following a shootout with police in Linden last week. Prosecutors said he had been incapacitated and intubated since undergoing surgery for his wounds.
He was charged by federal prosecutors in both states.