Press Releases
Jul 14, 2017
ACLU Comment on Trump Election Commission's Course Correction Following Legal Action
NEW YORK — President Trump’s election commission has begun to meet some of the demands of a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The lawsuit charged the...
Court case: American Civil Liberties Union v. Donald Trump
Jul 13, 2017
ACLU Statement on Financial Services Spending Bill
WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee approved the annual Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill last night. The bill included measures that woul...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 13, 2017
American Family Sues U.S. for Abusive Detention at Canadian Border
ACLU Lawsuit Charges Treatment of Parents and Four Children Violated Their Constitutional Rights
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 13, 2017
ACLU Statement on Reintroduction of Do No Harm Act
WASHINGTON — Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.), with the full support of the American Civil Liberties Union, reintroduced the Do No Harm Act in Congress today t...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jul 13, 2017
ACLU Statement on House Amendment to Prohibit Transgender Care for Military Members and Their Families
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives will consider an amendment today to the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual defense policy bill, that prohibits transgender m...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jul 11, 2017
ACLU, Diverse Organizations to Participate in July 12 Net Neutrality Day of Action
ACLU Will Alter Website and Social Media to Educate Its 3 Million Supporters and Encourage Comments to FCC
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
About the ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on national issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to ACLU lawsuits.
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Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate ACLU state affiliate.
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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.