Press Releases
Apr 16, 2024
ACLU, Civil-Society Groups, Urge Congress to Extend Funding for Affordable Internet Program
Without additional funding, the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides government subsidies for internet to tens of millions of Americans, will expire.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Apr 15, 2024
Supreme Court Narrows Injunction Against Idaho Trans Care Ban
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court of the United States issued a partial stay today against a statewide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Idaho’s ban on gender-affirmi...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Poe v. Labrador
Apr 15, 2024
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Decline to Hear Case on Protestors’ Rights
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court today declined to hear a case that would have affirmed that the First Amendment protects protest leaders and organizers from being held liable for ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Mckesson v. Doe
Apr 15, 2024
ACLU Applauds EEOC Final Regulations for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the release of its final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). ...
Apr 12, 2024
ACLU, Free Speech Coalition and Partners Urge Supreme Court to Strike Down Unconstitutional Texas Law Burdening Adult Access to Sexual Content
WASHINGTON – Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, the Free Speech Coalition and others today asked the U.S. S...
Court case: Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Apr 12, 2024
ACLU Statement on Congress Passing Bill that Massively Expands the Government’s Power to Spy on Americans Without a Warrant
This bill would reauthorize Section 702 surveillance for two more years without any of the necessary reforms to protect Americans’ civil liberties
Issue Areas:
National Security
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