Press Releases
Jun 25, 2024
Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks Nation’s First Religious Public Charter School
OKLAHOMA CITY — Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union, Education Law Center, and Freedom From Religion Foundation applaud the Ok...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jun 25, 2024
ACLU Statement on Long-Overdue Resolution of Julian Assange Case
WASHINGTON — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was released from prison in the United Kingdom yesterday after pleading guilty to a single felony count of illegally obtain...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Jun 25, 2024
ACLU Announces Plan to Combat Nationwide Abortion Ban and Other Attacks on Reproductive Health Care Under a Second Trump Term
The memo continues the ACLU’s 2024 election policy memo series exploring likely policies from a potential Trump or Biden second term.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 25, 2024
95 Percent of Deaths in ICE Detention Could Likely Have Been Prevented With Adequate Medical Care: Report
New study reveals persistent medical care failures in immigration detention facilities, examines 52 deaths from 2017-2021
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 24, 2024
Leading Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Organizations Launch 'Abortion Access Now' Campaign and $100 Million Investment
WASHINGTON –Marking the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, leading reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations have launched the 'Abortion Access Now' campaig...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 24, 2024
Clergy, Public-School Parents Sue to Block Louisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. — A multi-faith group of nine Louisiana families with children in public schools filed suit in federal court today to block H.B. 71, a new state law requiring al...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
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