Press Releases
about Women's Rights
Sep 12, 2022
ACLU Submits Comment on Proposed Title IX Rule
CONTACT:Gillian Branstetter, gbranstetter@aclu.org
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union submitted its public comment in response to the U.S. Department of Education’...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Jun 23, 2022
ACLU Statement on Proposed New Title IX Rules
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 23, 2022
CONTACT:Gillian Branstetter, gbranstetter@aclu.org
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking g...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
May 11, 2022
New ACLU and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel Report Finds Right to Counsel Measures Help Prevent Evictions
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (NCCRC) released a new research brief today assessing the impacts and harms of ...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Racial Justice
Apr 04, 2022
Former McDonald’s Workers Win $1.5 Million in Class-Action Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Nearly 100 women eligible for compensation due to abuse by a single manager at Mason, Mich. restaurant
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Mar 11, 2022
ACLU Comment on the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
WASHINGTON — Following passage in the House, the Senate yesterday voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 202...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Dec 08, 2021
Coast Guard Academy Sued Over Unconstitutional Policy Banning Parents
HARTFORD, Conn. — Isaak Olson, a former cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, filed a federal lawsuit today over the academy’s policy of prohibiting cadets from being parents....
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
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