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Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:59:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/11/apple-touch-icon.png@2x-150x150.png Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union /press-releases 32 32 ACLU Sues Bureau of Prisons for Keeping People in Prison Longer Than the Law Allows /press-releases/aclu-sues-bureau-of-prisons-for-keeping-people-in-prison-longer-than-the-law-allows Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:30:22 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=195179 ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals ICE Actively Considering Proposals to Expand Immigration Detention Nationwide /press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-ice-actively-considering-proposals-to-expand-immigration-detention-nationwide Thu, 19 Dec 2024 18:06:47 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=195135 President Biden Must Veto Defense Bill Attacking Military Families with Transgender Youth /press-releases/president-biden-must-veto-defense-bill-attacking-military-families-with-transgender-youth Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:13:16 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=195040 ACLU Statement on House AI Task Force Report /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-house-ai-task-force-report Tue, 17 Dec 2024 22:13:47 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194993 ACLU Applauds Arizona Supreme Court Historic Decision That Police Need a Warrant to Access DNA /press-releases/aclu-applauds-arizona-supreme-court-historic-decision-that-police-need-a-warrant-to-access-dna Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:37:36 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194973 ACLU and Partners Urge Supreme Court to Block TikTok Ban /press-releases/aclu-and-partners-urge-supreme-court-to-block-tiktok-ban Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:03:32 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194971 Montana Court Blocks State From Refusing to Correct Sex Markers on Transgender People's Birth Certificates and Driver's Licenses /press-releases/montana-court-blocks-state-from-refusing-to-correct-sex-markers-on-transgender-peoples-birth-certificates-and-drivers-licenses Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:43:12 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194929 ACLU Statement on New White House Strategy to Counter Islamophobia /press-releases/statement-on-new-white-house-strategy-to-counter-islamophobia Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:04:45 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194839 ACLU Celebrates President Biden’s Clemency Announcement, Allowing Hundreds to Remain in Their Communities /press-releases/aclu-celebrates-president-bidens-clemency-announcement-allowing-hundreds-to-remain-in-their-communities Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:36:47 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194722 House Passes Defense Bill Including Attack on Military Families’ Transgender Youth /press-releases/house-passes-defense-bill-including-attack-on-military-families-transgender-youth Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:49:31 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194713 Montana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Families & Doctors, Blocks Ban on Healthcare for Transgender Youth /press-releases/montana-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-families-doctors-blocks-ban-on-healthcare-for-transgender-youth Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:16:18 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194677 ACLU Tells Governors, State Attorneys General, Legislators, and Mayors: Build a Firewall for Freedom to Protect Our Rights During the Second Trump Administration /press-releases/aclu-tells-governors-state-attorneys-general-legislators-and-mayors-build-a-firewall-for-freedom-to-protect-our-rights-during-the-second-trump-administration Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:23:12 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194672 New ACLU Report Reveals Most State Supreme Courts Fail to Meet Key Transparency Measures /press-releases/new-aclu-report-reveals-most-state-supreme-courts-fail-to-meet-key-transparency-measures Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:39:38 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194419 Over 130 Civil and Human Rights Organizations Call on President Biden to Commute Federal Death Sentences /press-releases/over-130-civil-and-human-rights-organizations-call-on-president-biden-to-commute-federal-death-sentences Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:55:55 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194398 Military Families of Transgender Youth Under Attack In Defense Bill /press-releases/military-families-of-transgender-youth-under-attack-in-defense-bill Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:04:07 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194409 ACLU Applauds Federal Judge’s Ruling Upholding Affirmative Action Policies at U.S. Naval Academy /press-releases/aclu-applauds-federal-judges-ruling-upholding-affirmative-action-policies-at-u-s-naval-academy Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:18:52 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194243 ACLU Slams Appeals Court Decision Upholding TikTok Ban /press-releases/aclu-slams-appeals-court-decision-upholding-tiktok-ban Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:03:11 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194240 Federal Appeals Court Affirms Decision Blocking Enforcement of Idaho Attorney General’s Prohibition on Out-Of-State Abortion Referrals /press-releases/federal-appeals-court-affirms-decision-blocking-enforcement-of-idaho-attorney-generals-prohibition-on-out-of-state-abortion-referrals Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:45:36 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194082 Supreme Court Adjourns Oral Arguments in Historic Transgender Rights Hearing /press-releases/supreme-court-adjourns-oral-arguments-in-historic-transgender-rights-hearing Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:30:49 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194047 Federal Judge Rejects Acquitted Man’s Argument That His Immigration Detention Is Unlawful /press-releases/federal-judge-rejects-acquitted-mans-argument-that-his-immigration-detention-is-unlawful Wed, 04 Dec 2024 17:03:09 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194040 ACLU and NYCLU File Amicus Brief in Support of Father Challenging the Termination of His Parental Rights /press-releases/aclu-and-nyclu-file-amicus-brief-in-support-of-father-challenging-the-termination-of-his-parental-rights Tue, 03 Dec 2024 17:27:53 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193965 ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals New Information Regarding ICE’s Plans to Expand Immigration Detention in New Jersey /press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-new-information-regarding-ices-plans-to-expand-immigration-detention-in-new-jersey Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:00:41 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193880 ACLU Statement on House Passage of Dangerous Civil Society Attack Bill /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-house-passage-of-dangerous-civil-society-attack-bill Thu, 21 Nov 2024 16:35:39 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193829 Ahead of House Vote on Bill that Would Stifle Dissent, ACLU Sounds Alarm Again /press-releases/ahead-of-house-vote-on-hr-9495-aclu-sounds-alarm-again Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:02:42 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193795 ACLU Statement on Trump’s Plan to Use Military to Mass Deport Immigrants /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-trumps-plan-to-use-military-to-mass-deport-immigrants Mon, 18 Nov 2024 22:27:24 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193700 ACLU Sues ICE for Records on Deportation Flight Infrastructure /press-releases/aclu-sues-ice-for-records-on-deportation-flight-infrastructure Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:03:32 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193681 Civil Liberties Organizations Unite to Oppose Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters’ Latest Push for Religion in Public Schools /press-releases/civil-liberties-organizations-unite-to-oppose-oklahoma-education-superintendent-ryan-walters-latest-push-for-religion-in-public-schools Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:50:49 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193659 ACLU Urges Senate to Oppose Bill That Will Threaten Political Speech on College Campuses /press-releases/aclu-urges-senate-to-oppose-bill-that-will-threaten-political-speech-on-college-campuses Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:24:41 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193452 Kentucky Woman Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Two Abortion Bans /press-releases/kentucky-woman-files-class-action-lawsuit-against-two-abortion-bans-2 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:36:44 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193367 ACLU Urges House to Kill Bill that Could Give Trump Admin Power to Crush Dissent and Go After Political Enemies /press-releases/aclu-urges-house-to-kill-bill-that-could-give-trump-admin-power-to-crush-dissent-and-go-after-political-enemies Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:51:25 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193361 Court Blocks Louisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments in Every Classroom /press-releases/court-blocks-louisiana-law-requiring-public-schools-to-display-ten-commandments-in-every-classroom Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:55:53 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193351 ACLU Statement on Defense Secretary Austin’s Decision to Appeal Validity of Plea Agreements for 9/11 Defendants /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-defense-secretary-austins-decision-to-appeal-validity-of-plea-agreements-for-9-11-defendants Sat, 09 Nov 2024 14:35:52 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193332 Court Restores Relief to Cobb County Absentee Voters, Ensures Ballots will be Counted /press-releases/court-restores-relief-to-cobb-county-absentee-voters-ensures-ballots-will-be-counted Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:03:42 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=193017 Court Rules Signed Plea Agreements with Three of the 9/11 Defendants Are Valid and Must Go Into Effect /press-releases/court-rules-signed-plea-agreements-with-three-of-the-9-11-defendants-are-valid-and-must-go-into-effect Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:24:41 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192951 ACLU Statement on Arizona Abortion Access Amendment Passage and Implementation /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-arizona-abortion-access-amendment-passage-and-implementation Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:05:06 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192907 Planned Parenthood Files Lawsuit to Restore Abortion Access, on Heels of Voters Approving Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative /press-releases/aclu-planned-parenthood-files-lawsuit-to-restore-abortion-access-on-heels-of-voters-approving-right-to-reproductive-freedom-initiative Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:02:54 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=194160 ACLU Responds to Election of Donald Trump /press-releases/aclu-responds-to-election-of-donald-trump Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:48:05 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192836 Georgia Supreme Court Overturns Relief for Cobb County Voters /press-releases/georgia-supreme-court-overturns-relief-for-cobb-county-voters Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:17:53 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192688 ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Hear Guantánamo Attorney’s Lawsuit Challenging CIA’s Excessive Secrecy /press-releases/aclu-asks-supreme-court-to-hear-guantanamo-attorneys-lawsuit-challenging-cias-excessive-secrecy Mon, 04 Nov 2024 20:06:17 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192638 Supreme Court to Determine Future of Equal Protection and Voting Rights Act Claims in Louisiana Case /press-releases/supreme-court-to-determine-future-of-equal-protection-and-voting-rights-act-claims-in-louisiana-case Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:11:11 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192629 ACLU of Iowa Statement on Decision Regarding Iowa's New Citizen Voter Challenge /press-releases/aclu-of-iowa-statement-on-decision-regarding-iowas-new-citizen-voter-challenge Mon, 04 Nov 2024 02:53:43 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192578 Judge Orders Cobb County Officials to Express Mail Over 3,000 Delayed Absentee Ballots /press-releases/judge-orders-cobb-county-officials-to-express-mail-over-3000-delayed-absentee-ballots Fri, 01 Nov 2024 23:23:33 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192547 ACLU and Public Interest Law Center Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Pennsylvania Voting Challenge /press-releases/aclu-and-public-interest-law-center-comment-on-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-in-pennsylvania-voting-challenge Fri, 01 Nov 2024 23:03:27 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192542 Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Lawsuit to Ensure Cobb County Absentee Voters Have Time to Cast Their Ballots /press-releases/civil-rights-groups-file-emergency-lawsuit-to-ensure-cobb-county-absentee-voters-have-time-to-cast-their-ballots Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:28:34 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192411 ACLU Files Iowa Lawsuit in Challenge to New Voter Purge /press-releases/aclu-files-iowa-lawsuit-in-challenge-to-new-voter-purge Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:46:14 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192364 Universities Should Protect Students’ Right to Protest, End Crackdown on Peaceful Protests /press-releases/universities-should-protect-students-right-to-protest-end-crackdown-on-peaceful-protests Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:00:30 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192342 Voting Rights Groups React to Court Ruling in Pennsylvania Handwritten Date Mail Ballot Case /press-releases/voting-rights-groups-react-to-court-ruling-in-pennsylvania-handwritten-date-mail-ballot-case Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:46:02 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192261 Crystal Mason Asks Highest Criminal Court to Affirm Acquittal /press-releases/crystal-mason-asks-highest-criminal-court-to-affirm-acquittal Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:35:23 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192243 ACLU Warns Iowa County Auditors to Follow Law in the Face of Requests for Mass Voter Removals Shortly Before Election /press-releases/aclu-warns-iowa-county-auditors-to-follow-law-in-the-face-of-requests-for-mass-voter-removals-shortly-before-election Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:12:27 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=192189 Groups Secure Temporary Order to Halt Georgia Mass Voter Challenges /press-releases/groups-secure-temporary-order-to-halt-georgia-mass-voter-challenges Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:54:06 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=191900