Press Releases
Aug 19, 2022
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµFiles Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reject Attempt to Weaken Civil Rights Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 19, 2022
CONTACTGillian Branstetter, ACLU, gbranstetter@aclu.org
WASHINGTON — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the American Civil Liberties Unio...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis
Aug 19, 2022
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµFiles Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reject Attempt to Weaken Civil Rights Law
CONTACTGillian Branstetter, ACLU, gbranstetter@aclu.org
WASHINGTON — The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ of Colorado filed an amicus brief w...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Nov 18, 2021
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµComment on Settlement of Arlene’s Flowers v. Ingersoll and Freed
WASHINGTON — A settlement has been reached in Arlene’s Flowers v. Ingersoll and Freed, the case where a flower shop refused to provide Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed flowers f...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Arlene's Flowers et al v. Washington et al
May 10, 2021
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµStatement on Biden Move to Protect LGBTQ People From Discrimination in Health Care
WASHINGTON — Chase Strangio, deputy director for Trans Justice with the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ LGBTQ & HIV Project, issued the following statement in response to toda...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 15, 2020
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Oklahoma and Freedom Oklahoma Joint Statement on Supreme Court Win for LGBTQ+ Rights
OKLAHOMA CITY - Over 50 years ago, Black and Brown trans women fought back against police brutality and discrimination that too many LGBTQ+ people still face. And while the movemen...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 15, 2020
Supreme Court Rules it is Against the Law to Fire LGBTQ People
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in a trio of cases that it is against the law to fire people for being LGBTQ. The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµwas counsel in the cases of Aimee Stephens ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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