Press Releases
Sep 30, 2024
Georgia Court Rules State Constitution Protects Abortion, Blocks Six-Week Ban
ATLANTA — The Superior Court of Fulton County issued a ruling today finding that the Georgia Constitution prohibits political interference with an individual’s abortion decisio...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: SisterSong v. State of Georgia
Sep 30, 2024
ACLU, Voting Rights Groups, and Voters File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional New Hampshire Voting Law
Anti-voting rights law signed earlier this month by Governor Sununu is among the most restrictive in the United States, law is not due to take effect until after November 2024 election
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlan
Sep 30, 2024
ACLU Reaction to Biden Administration’s Changes to Most Recent Asylum Ban
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced today that it will make it harder for people to exercise their right to seek asylum by further entrenching the restrictions in its...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 26, 2024
ACLU and IRAP Sue U.S. Government for Information Regarding Secretive Practice of Refugee Detention at Guantánamo BayÂ
Advocates Seek Information About Guantánamo Migrant Operations Center Following Release of IRAP Report Featuring Testimonies from Detained FamiliesÂ
Sep 26, 2024
Free Speech Organizations Urge University of Maryland to Lift Unconstitutional ‘Expressive Event’ Ban
In Friend-of-the-Court Brief, ACLU, FIRE, and Knight Institute Argue UMD’s 10/7 Expressive Event Ban Violates Students’ First Amendment Rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 25, 2024
ACLU Names Cecillia Wang as New National Legal Director
A Renowned Litigator Who Has Argued Before the U.S. Supreme Court, ACLU Veteran Attorney Wang Will Be the First Woman and Woman of Color in This Role
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
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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.