Press Releases
about Women's Rights
Apr 16, 2024
Fourth Circuit Rejects West Virginia Law Barring Transgender Girls From Student Athletics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a West Virginia law banning transgender student-athletes from playing on teams consistent with their gender identi...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education
Dec 15, 2023
Appeals Court Declines To Rule Against Connecticut’s Inclusive Policy for Transgender Athletes
NEW YORK CITY - In a Title IX case brought by cisgender plaintiffs challenging Connecticut’s inclusive student athletic policy, the Second Circuit sent the case back to the distr...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Court case: Soule et al v. CT Association of Schools et al
Dec 04, 2023
Pilots Reach Settlement with Frontier Airlines Over Lactation and Pregnancy Policies
DENVER – Five pilots have reached a settlement with Frontier Airlines resolving EEOC charges filed in May 2018 and a lawsuit filed in December 2019 alleging that the company disc...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Court case: Freyer v. Frontier and Hodgkins v. Frontier
Aug 21, 2023
ACLU Submits Amicus Brief Supporting Constitutionality of Restrictions on Gun Possession by Individuals Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
NEW YORK — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Rahimi, a Second Amendment challenge to the federal l...
Court case: United States v. Rahimi
Jul 25, 2023
Advocates Challenge Discriminatory Eviction Screening Policies Enforced by Two Cook County Landlords
CHICAGO – In two historic filings, housing advocates are challenging policies of two large landlords in Cook County, Illinois that automatically reject applicants who have any pr...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Women's Rights
Jun 30, 2023
ACLU Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis
Washington, D.C. – The Supreme Court this morning issued its ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis. David Cole, Legal Director for the American Civil Liberties Union, offered the foll...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Racial Justice
Disability Rights
Free Speech
Religious Liberty
Court case: 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis
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PodcastSep 2024
Women's Rights
How Sue Bird Is Supercharging Women's SportsHow Sue Bird Is Supercharging Women's Sports
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PodcastJul 2024
Women's Rights
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The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?The Supreme Court Ruled, What Now?
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TexasJun 2024
Women's Rights
+3 Issues
Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.Gonzalez v. Ramirez et al.
Although Texas law clearly prohibits prosecuting people for terminating their pregnancies, Starr County officials indicted, arrested, and jailed Lizelle Gonzalez for having an abortion. The ACLU’s Abortion Criminal Defense Initiative and Criminal Law Reform Project, alongside the ACLU of Texas and south Texas firm Garza Martinez, are representing Ms. Gonzalez in a lawsuit against Starr County and local officials based on violations of Ms. Gonzalez’s constitutional rights. -
News & CommentaryJun 2024
Women's Rights
The Supreme Court's Gun Decision Is Not a Victory for WomenThe Supreme Court's Gun Decision Is Not a Victory for Women
Domestic violence survivors deserve better than what the carceral system has to offer them.