Press Releases
Feb 11, 2025
Advocates Move to Appoint Receiver to Oversee Healthcare in Arizona Prisons
PHOENIX – The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Arizona, Prison Law Office, and Disability Rights Arizona asked a federal judge today to appoint a receiver to take over the...
Court case: Jensen v. Thornell
Feb 10, 2025
Federal Court Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
CONCORD, N.H. — A federal court in New Hampshire today blocked President Trump’s executive order that seeks to strip certain babies born in the United States of their U.S. citi...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 07, 2025
Transgender and Nonbinary People Take Trump to Court Over Passport Restrictions
WASHINGTON – Following an executive order from President Donald Trump barring people from updating the sex designation on their passports, seven people have filed a federal lawsu...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Feb 07, 2025
ACLU and ACLU of Utah Celebrate Win for Drag Performers’ First Amendment Rights
City of St. George settles with Drag Stars and Mitski Avalōx following ideologically-motivated denial of event permit
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 07, 2025
ACLU Seeks Records on DOGE’s Unrestricted Access to Americans’ Data, Urges Congress to Step Up
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union today filed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with more than 40 federal agencies seeking urgent transparency about the so...
Feb 07, 2025
North Carolina Judge Finds Racial Bias in Death Penalty in Landmark Case
RALEIGH, N.C. – In a landmark case, a North Carolina judge ruled today that race played an impermissible role in jury selection for Hasson Bacote, a Black man who challenged his ...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment

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