Press Releases

Apr 07, 2017

ACLU Sues City in Missouri for ‘Nuisance’ Law That Targets Domestic Violence Victims

Unconstitutional Ordinance in Maplewood, Missouri, Puts Victims of Crimes at Risk for Violence, Homelessness

Issue Areas: Women's Rights

Apr 07, 2017

ACLU Seeks Documents from Potential NCAA Host Sites in North Carolina Clarifying Protections for LGBT People

RALEIGH, N.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of North Carolina are seeking documents from cities and educational institutions throughout North Carolina to establis...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Apr 04, 2017

ACLU Statement on NCAA Decision to Reconsider North Carolina Sites

RALEIGH, N.C. — The NCAA Board of Governors announced today that it will again consider bids to host championship events in North Carolina despite the fact that North Carolina ha...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Apr 04, 2017

Statement Regarding DOJ Motion to Delay Consent Decree Hearing

BALTIMORE — The following can be attributed to David Rocah, Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU of Maryland: “Why is everyone in Baltimore ready to move forward with police refo...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform

Apr 04, 2017

ACLU Launches Multilingual Ad Campaign in Defense of First Amendment

Billboards in Arabic, English, and Spanish Intended to Remind Public That ‘We the People’ Means Everyone

Apr 03, 2017

ACLU Takes Legal Action to Defend Rights of Transgender Students in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a legal motion today to defend the Boyertown Area School District’s practice of allowing st...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Doe v. Boyertown Area School District

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