Press Releases
Oct 22, 2020
ACLU Comment on Trump Admin Anti-Semitic Declarations
The Trump administration is reportedly considering declaring several international nonprofits, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, as anti-Semitic.
Below is co...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 22, 2020
DeKalb County Board of Elections Adopts ACLU of Georgia’s Deputy Registrar Recruitment Initiative
ATLANTA – At its meeting this morning, the DeKalb County Board of Elections adopted the ACLU of Georgia’s Deputy Registrar Recruitment Initiative.
“Congratulations to the De...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 21, 2020
ACLU Analysis Finds Decriminalizing Sex Work Improves Public Health and Public Safety
Analysis of more than 80 studies on the impacts of decriminalization shows that any form of criminalization harms adult sex workers.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 21, 2020
Dallas Officials Urged to Pass ‘Cite and Release’ Ordinance
DALLAS – Leading civil rights groups and Dallas community organizations today sent a letter to Mayor Eric Johnson and the Dallas City Council demanding an end to unnecessary arre...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 21, 2020
ACLU Lawsuit Seeks Information on Federal Government’s Failed Response to COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of the District of Columbia, Williams & Connolly LLP, and attorney David Sobel filed suit today against the Federal Bu...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 19, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Urges Counties to Begin Processing Absentee Ballots
Letters sent to Chatham, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry
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.