Press Releases
Apr 13, 2017
Case Targeting Rights of Minnesota Transgender Teen Dropped
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An organization that filed a federal lawsuit last year to bar transgender students from using locker rooms consistent with their gender identity today announced...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Privacy Matters v. U.S. Department of Education
Apr 12, 2017
ACLU Files Lawsuits Demanding Local Documents on Implementation of Trump Muslim Ban
Affiliates File 13 FOIA Lawsuits Against Government
Issue Areas:
National Security
Apr 07, 2017
Statement Regarding Consent Decree Approval
BALTIMORE — The following can be attributed to Susan Goering, Executive Director of the ACLU of Maryland:
“U.S. District Judge Bredar’s decision to sign the proposed consent...
Apr 07, 2017
Government Backs Down on Attempt to Unmask Twitter User Critical of Immigration Policy
ACLU Represents Anonymous Twitter User Behind @ALT_USCIS
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Apr 07, 2017
ACLU Files Suit in Wisconsin Over Denial of Insurance Coverage for Transgender State Employees
MILWAUKEE – The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Wisconsin, and volunteer attorneys from the law firm Hawks Quindel sued Wisconsin’s state university system and insuranc...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Boyden v. State of Wisconsin
Apr 07, 2017
Nebraska Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Gay and Lesbian Foster Parents
Last State Ban on Adoption or Fostering by LGBT People in U.S. to Fall
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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