Press Releases
Oct 26, 2023
ACLU of Texas Responds to Advancement of Anti-Immigrant Border Bills
AUSTIN, Texas — During a special legislative session, the Texas House early Thursday morning passed three anti-immigrant bills that will impact U.S. citizens and migrants. The vo...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 26, 2023
Federal Court Orders Georgia to Redraw State Legislative District Maps
General Assembly has December 8 deadline to create maps equitable for Black voters
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc v. Raffensperger
Oct 25, 2023
ACLU Files Brief Arguing Trump Gag Order Violates the First Amendment
The order, issued in an ongoing election interference case, restricts constitutionally-protected speech
Court case: United States v. Trump (Amicus Brief)
Oct 24, 2023
West Virginia Family Challenges Ban on Transgender Student-Athletes at Fourth Circuit
RICHMOND, Va. – On Friday, Oct. 27, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on behalf of Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 13-year-old transgender girl from West Virginia, ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education
Oct 24, 2023
ACLU-DE Files Lawsuit Against the City of Wilmington for Unconstitutional Policing Practices
WILMINGTON, DE — Today the ACLU of Delaware filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of two individuals and the NAACP-DE in federal district court against the City of Wilmington to...
Oct 24, 2023
Plaintiffs File Federal Suit to Overturn Tennessee’s Aggravated Prostitution Statute
Lawsuit challenges requirement to register as a violent sex offender based on HIV status
Issue Areas:
HIV
Court case: OUTMemphis v. Lee
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