Press Releases
Jun 01, 2021
ACLU Statement on Georgia Supreme Court’s Decision in Rodney Young Case
Court Fails to Recognize Young’s Intellectual Disability and Spare him from the Death Penalty
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Jun 01, 2021
Civil and Human Rights Groups Urge President Biden to Issue Executive Order on Accurate Federal IDs for Trans, Intersex, and Non-binary People
Over 80 civil and human rights groups joined with the ACLU to call on the Biden administration to issue the order during Pride Month 2021
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
May 28, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden’s Department of Homeland Security Budget
WASHINGTON — President Biden announced his proposal for a $6 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2022 today, funding the Department of Homeland Security at the same level as his pred...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
May 28, 2021
ACLU Statement on Removal of Hyde Amendment from President's Budget
The Budget Proposal Eliminates the Hyde Amendment, a Ban on Insurance Coverage for Abortion, for the First Time in Decades
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 28, 2021
ACLU Statement on MORE Act Introduction
WASHINGTON — Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, along with Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Barbara Lee, introduced the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Exp...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 28, 2021
Statement on Homeland Security Improvement Act
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives today introduced the Homeland Security Improvement Act, which seeks to improve oversight and accountability of immigration enforcement a...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' 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.