Press Releases
Oct 03, 2019
New Lawsuit Seeks Damages for Traumatized Children and Parents Torn Apart by Family Separations
TUCSON, Ariz. — The American Civil Liberties Union and partners filed a federal lawsuit today seeking damages on behalf of thousands of traumatized children and parents who were ...
Court case: A.I.I.L. v. Sessions
Oct 02, 2019
ACLU Comment on DOJ-DHS DNA Collection Expansion
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is reportedly planning to dramatically expand DNA collection of immigrants. It appears the collection will occur not only at the southern bord...
Oct 01, 2019
ACLU Statement Regarding the Unlawful Execution of Russell Bucklew
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The state of Missouri carried out the execution of Russell “Rusty” Bucklew at 6 pm CT this evening at the Eastern Reception Diagnostic and Correctional C...
Oct 01, 2019
ACLU Statement on Groundbreaking Harvard Admissions Case
BOSTON — Following today's decision in a challenge to Harvard's practices on admissions, ReNika Moore, Director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Racial Justice Program hig...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 01, 2019
ACLU and Organizations Block Georgia’s Abortion Ban From Taking Effect
ATLANTA — The U.S. District Court in Atlanta today granted a preliminary injunction in a challenge to Georgia’s ban on abortion from the earliest weeks in pregnancy, blocking t...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 01, 2019
Court Rules Against Inmates Challenging Tennessee Department of Corrections Hepatitis C Protocol
Court Finds TDOC’s Past Hepatitis C Protocol “Bordered on Deliberate Indifference”
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' 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.