May 28, 2019
Supreme Court Issues Mixed Order on Indiana Abortion Restrictions
Declines to Review Ban on Abortions Based on a Woman’s Reason, But Allows Other Restriction to Stand
May 28, 2019
Supreme Court Allows School District Restroom Policies Supporting Transgender Students to Stand
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today declined to hear Doe v. Boyertown Area School District, allowing school districts to continue to support transgender students by allowing the...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 24, 2019
Federal Court Blocks Border Wall Construction in National Emergency Challenge
OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from constructing the president’s border wall using funds illegally tr...
May 24, 2019
ACLU, Planned Parenthood File Lawsuit Challenging Alabama Abortion Ban
Extreme Law Takes Direct Aim at the Right to Abortion Guaranteed by Roe v. Wade
May 24, 2019
ACLU Responds to Proposed Changes to Health Care Rights Law
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services proposed a change to the Health Care Rights Law, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, today in an attempt to roll bac...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
May 23, 2019
ACLU Comment on Julian Assange Indictment
NEW YORK — The Department of Justice today charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act. Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
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