Press Releases
Aug 14, 2020
NYCLU Requests to Join Suit about Buffalo Police Misconduct
Motion to Intervene Filed with Shearman & Sterling LLP for NYCLU to Join as Defendant, Argue on Behalf of Disclosing Full Complaint History
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 14, 2020
North Carolina Supreme Court Reinstates Life Sentence for Marcus Robinson
Court Refused to Ignore Evidence That Death Sentence was Tainted by Racial Discrimination
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 13, 2020
Federal Appellate Court Rules Against Trump Administration, Blocks Rule Requiring People to Make Unnecessary Trips to Get Abortion During Pandemic
Court Rejects Administration’s Request to Reinstate Rule Requiring People Seeking Early Abortion Care to Make an Unnecessary Trip to a Health Care Facility Just to Pick Up Medication During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 13, 2020
Yellowstone County Illegally Discriminated Against Transgender Employee
Judge Rules Gender Identity Is Protected by the Montana Human Rights Act; Health Care Plans Cannot Categorically Exclude Coverage for Gender Affirming Care
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Aug 13, 2020
Supreme Court Rejects GOP Effort to Force Rhode Islanders to Risk Their Health to Vote During COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON — In an important win for voting rights, the Supreme Court today rejected efforts by the Republican National Committee and Rhode Island Republican Party to try and blo...
Aug 13, 2020
ACLU Supporters Contribute $482 Million in Political Giving to Both Parties
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Voters Emerge as Key 2020 Constituency
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
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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.