Press Releases
Jan 30, 2019
ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Separation of Church and State
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Maryland, and allied religious and civil rights organizations filed a Supreme Court friend-of-the-court brief today i...
Court case: American Legion v. American Humanist Association
Jan 30, 2019
Congress Introduces Legislation to Prevent Sex-Based Pay Discrimination
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress in the House and Senate introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act today, legislation that strengthens protections against sex-based pay discrimination...
Jan 30, 2019
Smith College Implements Racial Profiling Reforms in Response to ACLU Client Oumou Kanoute’s Advocacy
Kanoute Was Reported to Police While Eating Lunch in August 2018
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jan 23, 2019
Trump Administration Moves to Allow Discrimination in Child Welfare System
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration granted permission today for government-contracted child welfare agencies in South Carolina to turn away would-be foster and adoptive parent...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jan 22, 2019
New Senate Proposal Would Eviscerate Asylum Protections
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has put forth a hard-line immigration proposal in exchange for reopening the government, which has been shut down since Decemb...
Jan 19, 2019
ACLU Response to President Trump’s Speech on Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Trump today delivered a speech on immigration, border security, and the government shutdown.
Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director of the American Civil Li...
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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.