Press Releases
May 24, 2024
ACLU & NWLC Submit Brief in Support of Landmark Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
More than 20 Labor, Workers’ Rights, and Gender Justice Organizations Submit an Amicus Brief Opposing Attack on Workplace Accommodations
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
May 23, 2024
ACLU Responds to Reintroduction of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Calls on Congress to Address Police Brutality
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reintroduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. This Saturday marks the tragic 4-year anniversary of the murder of Georg...
May 23, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional HB 4156
OKLAHOMA CITY — Civil rights groups today challenged Oklahoma’s HB 4156, a far-reaching, harmful new law that would create a state system to regulate immigration that completel...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond
May 23, 2024
Senate Vote on Border Bill Highlights Need for Balanced, Humane Approach to Immigration
WASHINGTON – The Senate today failed to move forward with the reintroduction of S. 4361, an extreme anti-immigrant bill that would have codified Trump-era immigration policies. T...
May 23, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Unanimous Post-Trial Decision and Long-Settled Precedent, Allows South Carolina’s Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map to Stand
WASHINGTON — In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court today issued a decision that reversed a federal trial court’s unanimous finding that Congressional District 1 in South Carolina’...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 23, 2024
ACLU Announces Awardees for Pro Bono Attorney and Firm of the Year
Attorney John A. Freedman and Law Firm Covington & Burling are Recognized for Their Contributions to Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Legal Work
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