Press Releases
Oct 15, 2024
Victory in Lawsuit Against Texas Anti-Voter Law S.B. 1
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - A federal district court ruled Friday, October 11, in a victory for voting rights, that a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 violates feder...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: OCA-Greater Houston v. Paxton
Oct 14, 2024
U.S. Supreme Declines to Hear Appeal from Guam Supreme Court Ruling in Abortion Case
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected Guam Attorney General Douglas Moylan’s request to overturn the Guam Supreme Court’s decision, in a case brought by the...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Guam Society of OBGYNs v. Guerrero
Oct 14, 2024
Dismissal in Nevada Case a Win for Voting RightsÂ
LAS VEGAS — A mass voter challenge lawsuit brought forward in Washoe County by a conservative nonprofit organization that resulted in direct intervention by the ACLU of Nevada an...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Citizen Outreach Foundation v. Burgess
Oct 10, 2024
Federal Court Declines to Extend Georgia's Voter Registration Deadline as State Recovers From Hurricane Helene
A federal court declined to extend Georgia’s voter registration deadline despite the destructive impacts of Hurricane Helene in the state.
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACL...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 10, 2024
ACLU and ACLU of NC Launch Voter Education and Mobilization Effort for State Supreme Court and Legislative Races
RALEIGH, N.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of North Carolina are launching a campaign to educate voters on the importance of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Se...
Oct 08, 2024
At Supreme Court, Tennessee Seeks to Expand Reach of Dobbs to Ban Health Care for Transgender Youth
WASHINGTON – In their brief defending the state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has asked the Supreme...
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
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PodcastDec 2024
Capital Punishment
Can Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau BellCan Commuting the Row Be Biden's Real Legacy? Herman Lindsey and Cassy Stubbs Discuss With W. Kamau Bell
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Maryland Supreme CourtDec 2024
Criminal Law Reform
Roland Branch v. State of MarylandRoland Branch v. State of Maryland
This petition to the Supreme Court of Maryland asked the court to reconsider its adherence to Whren v. U.S., 517 U.S. 806 (1996), which declared that a traffic stop undertaken for pretextual reasons does not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution so long as the police have probable cause to believe that a traffic violation occurred. The ACLU, alongside the ACLU of Maryland, filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant’s petition, in which the ACLU argued that the court should take up the question of whether pretextual stops violate the Maryland Constitution. In September 2024, the Court denied the petition. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Voting Rights
Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?Election Day is Over. Why is the Electoral College Voting Now?
The Electoral College meets December 17th to certify the results of the 2024 election, but why? The ACLU breaks down if the process is worth keeping. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Privacy & Technology
Face Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and BeyondFace Recognition Threatens to Replace Tickets, ID at Sports Events – and Beyond
You shouldn't participate in face recognition ticketing schemes.