Press Releases
Jun 17, 2024
Federal Court Temporarily Halts Iowa's Anti-Immigrant SF 2340
A federal court has temporarily blocked Iowa's anti-immigrant SF 2340. The ruling is here: /cases/iowa-migrant-mov…r-justice-v-bird
The ruling stems from a la...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice v. Bird
Jun 17, 2024
Federal Court Partially Halts Oklahoma’s Classroom Censorship Law
OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal court granted a partial preliminary injunction that will blunt the impact of Oklahoma’s classroom censorship law, HB 1775, which sought to severely re...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. O'Connor
Jun 14, 2024
Florida Educators Urge Appeals Court to Block Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act
MIAMI — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will hear arguments today in Pernell v. Lamb, a lawsuit challenging the Stop W.O.K.E. Act, a classroom censorship law which...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Court case: Pernell v. Lamb
Jun 13, 2024
In Narrow Ruling, Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit Challenging Speech-Related Retaliatory Arrest
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court issued a narrow ruling today in Gonzalez v. Trevino, rejecting a court of appeals’ overly restrictive rule for what individuals must show to sue ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Gonzalez v. Trevino
Jun 13, 2024
ACLU Releases Legal, Legislative, and Advocacy Roadmap for Defending LGBTQ Freedom Under a Possible Second Trump Term
Analysis and roadmap continue ACLU’s 2024 election policy memo series exploring likely policies from a potential Trump or Biden second term.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 13, 2024
Supreme Court Turns Away Attack on Medication Abortion Care
Case now returns to lower court where politicians have vowed to continue efforts to restrict medication abortion access
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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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.