Press Releases
Dec 13, 2023
ACLU of Kansas: Federal Court Allows Dodge City At-large Lawsuit to Move Forward to Trial
DODGE CITY, Kan. – A federal court has denied the City of Dodge City’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging its at-large voting system. The case will now procee...
Court case: Coca v. City of Dodge City
Dec 13, 2023
ACLU of Georgia Report – Fulton County Can Reduce Jail Population Without Building New Jail
ATLANTA—A second consecutive analysis of the overcrowding and conditions within Fulton County’s jail system by the ACLU of Georgia shows the issues still persist after decades ...
Dec 13, 2023
Supreme Court Will Decide Another Abortion Case
The case could have serious impacts on access to mifepristone, a drug used in most abortions today.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 12, 2023
ACLU Urges Senate to Abandon Disastrous Anti-Immigrant Proposals in Supplemental Funding Negotiations  Â
The White House is reportedly offering sweeping, draconian measures targeting immigrants to Senator James Lankford, the Republican lead negotiator, as it seeks to move forward on i...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Dec 12, 2023
Lawsuit Challenges D.C. Transit Authority for Violating the First Amendment
Complaint alleges that WMATA unlawfully rejected controversial ads
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 12, 2023
Update On Kentucky Abortion Ban Class Action
LOUISVILLE, KY — On Monday, attorneys informed a Kentucky court that after filing a class-action lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban last Friday, lead plaintiff Jane D...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Jane Doe, et al. v. Daniel Cameron, et al.
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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.