Press Releases
Jun 30, 2020
Court Rules SBA PPP Loan Application Barring Eligibility from Business Owners with Criminal Records Unlawful
NEW YORK — A federal court determined the Small Business Administration’s April and June 18 rule denying small business owners with criminal records eligibility for its Paychec...
Jun 30, 2020
Wyoming Response to COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails Gets a Failing Report from ACLU, Prison Policy Initiative
WYOMING - Wyoming’s response to COVID-19 in its jails and prisons has earned the state a failing grade from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison Policy Initiative, a...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 30, 2020
Court Blocks Indiana Panhandling Law from Taking Effect
INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson, today granted a preliminary injunction preventing House Enrolled Act 1022, which would further criminalize “pa...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 30, 2020
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Ruling in Religious Freedom Case
WASHINGTON — Today, in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that states can be forced to fund religious education using taxpayer dollars.
Although the court has previously all...
Court case: Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue
Jun 29, 2020
Federal Court Orders Release of U.S. Resident Unlawfully Detained by the Government Under Patriot Act
ACLU Client Was Held Indefinitely Without Charge for Over 17 Months
Jun 29, 2020
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in June Medical Services v. Russo
WASHINGTON — In a five to four decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospita...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: June Medical Services v. Russo
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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.