Press Releases
Sep 05, 2023
ACLU Condemns Unprecedented RICO Indictment of People Protesting Construction of Controversial Police Training Center in Georgia
ATLANTA — Georgia’s attorney general has obtained indictments against more than 60 people, alleging violations of the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (...
Sep 05, 2023
Federal Court Rejects Latest Alabama Congressional Map
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal court today rejected Alabama’s new congressional map due to its failure to remedy the violation of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965, ordering a ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 01, 2023
Judge Blocks Arkansas Law that Would Have Placed Unconstitutional Age-Verification and Parental Consent Requirements on Social Media Users
The victory supports challenges to laws that stifle the free speech rights of minors and adults.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: NetChoice v. Griffin
Aug 30, 2023
Sex Workers and Legal Advocates File Federal Trade Commission Complaint Against Mastercard
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union, Hacking//Hustling, and a coalition of sex-worker-led, anti-trafficking, and LGBTQ organizations urge the Federal Trade Commission...
Aug 29, 2023
Silver State Hope Fund and ACLU Challenge Nevada’s Medicaid Coverage Ban for Abortion
LAS VEGAS — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Nevada filed a legal challenge this week on behalf of Silver State Hope Fund in Clark County court challenging Neva...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 29, 2023
Families and Advocates Urge Appeals Court to Block Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care
CINCINNATI – Lawyers representing transgender adolescents, their parents, and a medical provider will urge the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s injuncti...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
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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.