Press Releases
Sep 26, 2018
Congress Passes Spending Bill Without Child Welfare Discrimination Amendment
WASHINGTON — The House today passed a government spending bill that includes funding for the Department of Health and Human Services without the inclusion of a child welfare disc...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 25, 2018
ACLU Launches Voter Education Tool for 2018 Midterms with Info on Criminal Justice Platforms of Thousands of Candidates
First-Of-Its-Kind Tool Launches as New Poll Shows Broad Bipartisan Support for Criminal Justice Reform
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Sep 24, 2018
ACLU Demands Trump Administration Release Documents Justifying Threats Against ICC Judges and Prosecutors
Coalition Urges U.N. Reject Efforts to Intimidate ICC Officials Conducting Impending Investigation
Sep 22, 2018
ACLU Comment on Aviation and Disaster Bill
WASHINGTON — Late last night, Congress released the text of the Federal Aviation Administration bill to be voted on next week. Included in the bill is a modified version of the P...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 20, 2018
Federal Court Blocks North Carolina Law That Strips Rights From Farmworkers
GREENSBORO, N.C. — A federal court today blocked a North Carolina law that guts the ability of farmworkers to organize and make collective bargaining agreements with their employ...
Sep 20, 2018
ACLU Demands Colorado State University Amend Policing Practices Following Racial Profiling of Two Young Native American Men
ACLU Launches Campaign, ‘Living While Black’ on Campus, in Response to Widespread Racial Profiling
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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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.