Press Releases
Dec 13, 2018
Congress Moves Forward on Previously Stalled Legislation to Reform Sexual Harassment in Legislative Workforce
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress have reached agreement on the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act (S. 3749), which the Senate passed by unanimous consent today. ...
Dec 11, 2018
House Passes Major Disability Rights Bill
“Money Follows the Person” Program Would Allow More People With Disabilities to Get Care at Home Rather Than in Institutions.
Dec 11, 2018
ACLU on Trump Promise to Shut Down Government Over Border Wall
WASHINGTON — In a meeting with Democratic leadership today, President Trump pledged to veto a budget agreement for the Department of Homeland Security if it did not include his r...
Dec 11, 2018
ACLU Statement on Reports of FIRST STEP Act Moving Forward in Senate
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced today that he will bring a bipartisan criminal justice reform package, the FIRST STEP Act, to the floor for a Senate...
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Smart Justice
Dec 10, 2018
ACLU Publishes Comments Criticizing Proposed Rule on Public Charge
Trump Administration Proposal Aims to Block Immigrants with Disabilities
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Immigrants' Rights
Dec 07, 2018
ACLU Comment on Nomination of Barr to be Attorney General
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced this morning that William P. Barr will be put forward as attorney general.
Faiz Shakir, American Civil Liberties Union national po...
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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.