Press Releases

Mar 26, 2024

Supreme Court Could Impose Nationwide Restrictions on Abortion

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral argument later today in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, which could have serious effects on people’s ability to access a...

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Court case: Danco Laboratories, LLC, v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine; U.S. FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

Mar 25, 2024

Federal Judge Dismisses Elon Musk’s X Lawsuit Against Nonprofit Researchers

In a win for free speech, a California district court dismissed X’s efforts to target the Center for Countering Digital Hate for highlighting the social network’s flaws.

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Mar 22, 2024

School that Forced Girls to Wear Skirts to Promote “Chivalry” to Pay $1.465 Million in Attorney Fees and Costs as Part of Settlement

School Also Agrees to Update Its Handbook to Remove Short Hair Rule for Boys

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Court case: Peltier v. Charter Day School

Mar 21, 2024

ACLU Statement On FY24 Appropriations Bill Funding Immigrant Detention, Anti-Immigrant Policies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The second package of final Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills in the U.S. House of Representatives fails to rein in wasteful and harmful spending by Immigr...

Issue Areas: Smart Justice Immigrants' Rights

Mar 20, 2024

ACLU Guide Urges Advocacy for People with Disabilities on Probation and Parole

Guide Outlines How Defense Attorneys Can Advocate for Reasonable Accommodations for People with Disabilities Under Supervision

Issue Areas: Disability Rights Criminal Law Reform

Mar 19, 2024

Nevada Court Will Block State Ban on Medicaid Coverage for Abortion

LAS VEGAS — The Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County indicated today that it would issue an order directing the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to remove...

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Court case: Silver State Hope Fund v. Nevada Department of Health and Human Services

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