Apr 30, 2018
Religious Freedom Groups Call on Federal Court to Defend Rights of Atheists
ATLANTA — The American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation urged a federal appeals court today to...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Apr 30, 2018
ACLU Warns Florida School District Its Dress Code and Protest Policies Are Unconstitutional
MIAMI — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Florida demanded today that the School District of Manatee County, Florida, change its unconstitutional student dress c...
Apr 27, 2018
Half of Senate Opposes Transgender Military Ban
WASHINGTON — Fifty members of the Senate sent a letter today to the Department of Defense opposing President Trump’s directive to ban transgender service members from serving i...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Apr 26, 2018
ACLU Launches Six-Figure Ad Campaign to Educate Immigrant Communities on Their Rights When Dealing with ICE
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union is launching today a six-figure advertising buy to ensure immigrant communities know their legal rights in interactions with Immig...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Apr 19, 2018
Judge Blocks U.S. Attempt to Send American Detained Abroad to Another Country
U.S. Citizen Has Been Held by U.S. Military in Iraq Without Charges for Over Seven Months
Issue Areas: National Security
Apr 18, 2018
ACLU Comment on Kobach Contempt Ruling
KANSAS CITY — A federal judge today found Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt of court for repeatedly violating orders involving voting rights lawsuits brought agai...
Issue Areas: Voting Rights
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