Press Releases
Oct 13, 2023
Texas Senate Passage of S.B. 11 and S.B. 4 Poses Dangerous Threats to Immigrants’ Rights
AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas condemn the Texas Senate’s passage of two extremist anti-immigrant bills that would have grave conseque...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 12, 2023
Describing Modern Day Prison Labor’s Roots in Slavery, Groups Urge Court to Uphold Rights of Incarcerated Workers Subjected to Harsh Conditions, Inhumane Treatment
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. – Speaking out in a case involving Marylanders incarcerated at the Baltimore County jail, a coalition uniting the national American Civil Liberties Union, s...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 11, 2023
Oral Arguments Wrap in U.S. Supreme Court Case Challenging South Carolina’s Congressional Map for Racial Discrimination
WASHINGTON — This morning, oral arguments concluded in Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the U.S. Supreme Court case that will determine the fate of Sout...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 11, 2023
ACLU of Maine Asks Law Court to Uphold First Amendment Rights
PORTLAND – The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine and the ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative Tuesday filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Maine Supreme Judicial C...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 11, 2023
ACLU Applauds EEOC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Rules, Urges Additional Key Protections
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union applauds the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s proposed regulations strengthening the rights of workers under the Pregna...
Oct 05, 2023
District Court Orders Alabama to Adopt New Congressional Map with Two Black Opportunity Districts
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A district court in Alabama today ordered the state to adopt a congressional map that includes two districts where Black voters will have the opportunity to el...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Allen v. Milligan
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