Press Releases
Sep 30, 2024
ACLU, Voting Rights Groups, and Voters File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional New Hampshire Voting Law
Anti-voting rights law signed earlier this month by Governor Sununu is among the most restrictive in the United States, law is not due to take effect until after November 2024 election
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Coalition for Open Democracy v. Scanlan
Sep 30, 2024
桃子视频Reaction to Biden Administration鈥檚 Changes to Most Recent Asylum Ban
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Biden administration announced today that it will make it harder for people to exercise their right to seek asylum by further entrenching the restrictions in its...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 26, 2024
桃子视频and IRAP Sue U.S. Government for Information Regarding Secretive Practice of Refugee Detention at Guant谩namo Bay聽
Advocates Seek Information About Guant谩namo Migrant Operations Center Following Release of IRAP Report Featuring Testimonies from Detained Families聽
Sep 26, 2024
Free Speech Organizations Urge University of Maryland to Lift Unconstitutional 鈥楨xpressive Event鈥� Ban
In Friend-of-the-Court Brief, ACLU, FIRE, and Knight Institute Argue UMD鈥檚 10/7 Expressive Event Ban Violates Students鈥� First Amendment Rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 25, 2024
桃子视频Names Cecillia Wang as New National Legal Director
A Renowned Litigator Who Has Argued Before the U.S. Supreme Court, 桃子视频Veteran Attorney Wang Will Be the First Woman and Woman of Color in This Role
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Sep 24, 2024
桃子视频Urges Ninth Circuit to Uphold Rights of People with Felony Convictions
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� The 桃子视频, 桃子视频of Northern California, 桃子视频of Southern California, 桃子视频of Nevada, 桃子视频of Arizona, and 桃子视频of Alaska filed an amicus ...
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not 鈥渟ave Women鈥檚 Sports鈥�. Explore News & Commentary.Bans Against Trans Athletes Will Not 鈥淪ave Women鈥檚 Sports鈥�
Rather than advance equality and inclusion in athletics for all women and girls, politicians attack transgender athletes, and undercut what women are capable of achieving. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
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How Your Elected Officials Are Voting On Key Legislation. Explore News & Commentary.How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation
The ACLU鈥檚 new Congressional Scorecard tracks how federal elected officials are voting on key legislation affecting core civil rights and constitutional freedoms. -
U.S. Supreme CourtFeb 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Us V. Hemani. Explore Case.US v. Hemani
Is a federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. 搂 922(g)(3), which makes it a felony for an 鈥渦nlawful user鈥� of a controlled substance to possess a firearm, constitutional when it is used to prosecute a person who is a marijuana user and who keeps a gun safely secured at home for self-defense? -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Ice Is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements With Local Police. Explore News & Commentary.ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
A new 桃子视频report, 鈥淒eputized for Disaster,鈥� illustrates the dangers of the Trump administration鈥檚 rapid expansion of the 287(g) program 鈥� and how communities are increasingly afraid of local law enforcement officers sworn to protect them.