Press Releases
Apr 13, 2018
Civil and Human Rights Groups: Sentencing Fixes Must Be Included in Prison Reform
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union, and 62 other groups sent a letter today to the House Judiciary Committee, ex...
Apr 12, 2018
Elizabeth Warren, John Lewis, Patrisse Cullors, and Cecile Richards Headline ACLU Membership Conference
ACLU Members to Gather from June 10-12
Apr 11, 2018
More Than 250 Reproductive, Civil, and Human Rights Organizations Call on ICE to Discontinue Policy on Detaining Pregnant Individuals
Center for Reproductive Rights, ACLU, American Immigration Council, Women’s Refugee Commission and Others Urge Administration to Reinstitute a Presumption That Pregnant Individuals Should Be Released From Detention
Apr 11, 2018
ACLU Challenges Kentucky Ban on Abortion Method
Lawsuit Challenges Restriction Currently Forcing Patients to Travel Hundreds of Miles for Care
Apr 10, 2018
ACLU Comment on Justice Department Notice to Halt Legal Orientation Program for Immigrants
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review made public today its plans to stop providing incarcerated immigrants with basic information ab...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 10, 2018
ACLU Comment on Mark Zuckerberg Senate Testimony
WASHINGTON — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a joint session of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees today.
Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU legislative counsel, h...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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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.