Apr 28, 2020
Tennessee Court to Hear Argument in Lawsuits Challenging Voucher Program
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Chancery Court for Davidson County will hear oral arguments today in two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of Tennessee’s private school voucher...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Apr 27, 2020
ACLU Calls on Elected Officials to Denounce Rise of Racist Attacks on Asian Americans Amid COVID-19
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and six ACLU state affiliates sent letters to state and local officials across the country urging public responses to the ...
Apr 27, 2020
ACLU Comment on SCOTUS Ruling Declaring Georgia Law Free to the Public
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court this morning ruled that the state of Georgia cannot paywall access to the statutes, court opinions, and annotations that make up its official law. ...
Apr 27, 2020
ACLU Files Class Action Lawsuit Against ICE to Seek Immediate Release of Immigrants from the Calhoun County Jail to Protect Them From COVID-19
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, the ACLU’s National Prison Project and Immigrants’ Rights Project, and the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Apr 25, 2020
ACLU and Women’s Health Center of West Virginia Sue to Ensure Abortion Is Accessible
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of West Virginia, and the law firm of WilmerHale took emergency legal action today on behalf of the Women’s Hea...
Apr 25, 2020
Federal Court Orders Immediate Changes for St. Elizabeths Patients Exposed to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – Early Saturday morning, a federal court ordered the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health to isolate patients at St. Elizabeths Hospital who have been exposed to the ...
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