Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Aug 01, 2022
ACLU Files Amicus Brief With Supreme Court Supporting Universities’ Ability to Consider Race in Admissions
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Massachusetts, and the ACLU of North Carolina filed an amicus brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold univ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jun 15, 2022
ACLU Wins Settlement to End Housing Discrimination Case
Case expected to have national impact on “crime-free” housing programs
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
May 16, 2022
ACLU Comment on Racially-Motivated Mass Shooting in Buffalo
NEW YORK — A white gunman killed 10 people and wounded three others — 11 of whom are Black — this past Saturday afternoon at a Buffalo, New York supermarket. The FBI is inves...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
National Security
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
Jan 27, 2022
ACLU Comment on Curriculum Transparency Bills
A number of state lawmakers—many of whom have also fought to censor discussions of race and gender in public schools—have begun introducing vague “curriculum transparency law...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Free Speech
Dec 20, 2021
ACLU, Largest Teachers’ Union NEA-NH, Leading Disability And LGBTQ+ Advocacy Groups, File Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Hampshire Classroom Censorship Law
“Banned Concepts” Law Unconstitutionally Chills Discourse on Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Disability, and Gender Identity in Schools and Public Workplaces
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Racial Justice
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