Press Releases
Feb 22, 2019
ACLU Announces New Acting Political Director
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union announced today the naming of Ronald Newman as acting national political director of its National Political Advocacy Department (N...
Feb 20, 2019
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Timbs v. Indiana
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today ruled that the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated by the Bill of Rights and applies against state and local fines, f...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 19, 2019
ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging National Emergency Declaration
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Sierra Club and Southern Border Communities Coalition
Feb 18, 2019
Judges, District Attorneys, Cops Ask N.C. Supreme Court to Declare Death Penalty Unconstitutional
Criminal Justice Experts Say Death Penalty Is Broken and Cannot Be Fixed
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Feb 15, 2019
ACLU to Challenge National Emergency Declaration
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that it will file a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s emergency powers declaration to secure funds to build a ...
Feb 15, 2019
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Action in Census Citizenship Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Trump administration’s appeal in the census citizenship case. The appeal was prompted by a federal district court ruling l...
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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.