Press Releases
Feb 07, 2020
ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Reverse Decision Granting Law Enforcement Immunity from the Fourth Amendment
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Torres v. Madrid, a policing case before the Supreme Court to be argued March 30, 2020....
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Torres v. Madrid
Feb 06, 2020
New Keystone XL Lawsuit: Montana’s Response to Anticipated Protests in Question
Montana Agencies Withholding Public Documents About Keystone XL Pipeline Protests
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 06, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma Statement on HB 1182
OKLAHOMA CITY — In response to today’s scheduled floor hearing of HB 1182, a bill equal to an abortion ban, the ACLU of Oklahoma released the following statement:
The followin...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 06, 2020
South Dakota Lawmakers Need to Focus on Real Issues, Not Discriminatory Bills
Issues that matter most to South Dakotans are being ignored as some South Dakota legislators continue to attack the LGBTQ and Two Spirit community and erode their rights with bills...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Feb 06, 2020
Fargo School Board Policy Change on Lunch Debt Good First Step, Statewide Change is Needed
Across the country, school districts are struggling with students who don’t have enough money to pay for cafeteria meals and accrue a debt to eat.
Lunch debt collection policies ...
Feb 06, 2020
NYCLU Statement on New Discovery Law
NEW YORK — On Sunday, Wilmer Maldonado Rodriguez, who was a witness in an upcoming criminal trial, was found dead outside of his home. Multiple reports have tried to blame this t...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
About the ACLU
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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.