Press Releases
Jun 16, 2022
ACLU Comment on January 6th Hearings
WASHINGTON — Today the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol finished the third day of hearings.
The following comment is from Ben Ne...
Jun 15, 2022
New ACLU/GHRC Report Finds Widespread Coercion and Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers Nationwide
NEW YORK — Incarcerated workers in American prisons generate billions of dollars worth of goods and services annually but are paid pennies per hour without proper training or opp...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 15, 2022
ACLU Wins Settlement to End Housing Discrimination Case
Case expected to have national impact on “crime-free” housing programs
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jun 14, 2022
Federal Appeals Court Says Charter School Students Enjoy Constitutional Rights in Case Involving School Dress Codes
For Immediate Release 6/14/2022
CONTACT: Gillian Branstetter, ACLU, gbranstetter@aclu.org
NORTH CAROLINA — A federal appeals court ruled today that a K-8 public charter schoo...
Court case: Peltier v. Charter Day School
Jun 13, 2022
Supreme Court Denies Bond Hearings to Detained Immigrants
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has upheld the federal government’s policy of locking up immigrants for months or years without a bond hearing.
In the decisions under review, tw...
Jun 09, 2022
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Action in Pennsylvania Uncounted Ballot Challenge
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to halt a unanimous federal appeals court ruling that required the counting of 257 timely received mail ballots in Lehigh...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Free Speech
Government Pressure To Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was An Abuse Of Power. Explore News & Commentary.Government Pressure to Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was an Abuse of Power
Late-night hosts have become targets as the Trump administration pressures networks, raising urgent questions about First Amendment protections. -
Rhode Island Supreme CourtOct 2025
Civil Liberties
Parente Et Al. V. Lefebvre Et Al.. Explore Case.Parente et al. v. Lefebvre et al.
This case asks whether state officials in Rhode Island can be held liable for their discriminatory acts under the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act (RICRA), a state anti-discrimination law. The State of Rhode Island asserts that it has sovereign immunity as to claims brought under the RICRA and therefore cannot be sued for damages for violating that law. The State Supreme Court Initiative and the ACLU of Rhode Island filed an amicus brief arguing that the State is wrong: discrimination claims under the RICRA are covered by the State Tort Claims Act’s broad waiver of state sovereign immunity for “all actions of torts.” Thus, state officials may be held liable when they engage in discrimination prohibited by the RICRA, allowing harmed Rhode Islanders to seek redress. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Pregnant And Postpartum Women Face Neglect And Abuse In Ice Detention. Explore News & Commentary.Pregnant and Postpartum Women Face Neglect and Abuse in ICE Detention
ACLU letter documents miscarriages, denial of prenatal care, and inadequate food and medical attention for women held in immigration facilities, calling for immediate release and reforms.