Press Releases

Mar 31, 2017

Court Grants Request That Keeps Kentucky’s Last Abortion Clinic Open

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal court today granted a request that blocks the state government from closing the only abortion clinic in Kentucky. The American Civil Liberties Union ...

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Court case: EMW v. Meier (formerly EMW v. Glisson)

Mar 30, 2017

ACLU and Lambda Legal Condemn ‘Fake’ Repeal of HB 2

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly today passed a bill that does not repeal the discriminatory HB 2 law. Instead, it keeps in place the most harmful parts of the...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al

Mar 30, 2017

New Report Offers Guide for Defense Attorneys to Challenge Secretive Government Hacking

NEW YORK — A report released today sets out key legal arguments and strategies for challenging evidence seized by government-installed computer malware as a violation of the Four...

Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology

Mar 30, 2017

ACLU Opposes H.B. 2 Proposal that Would Continue Discrimination

RALEIGH, N.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina released the following statement on H.B. 142, a new legislative proposal to address House Bill 2, North Carol...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Carcaño, et al. v. Cooper, et al

Mar 29, 2017

ACLU Challenges Imminent Closure of Kentucky’s Last Abortion Clinic

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The American Civil Liberties Union today challenged the imminent closure of Kentucky’s last abortion clinic. The ACLU and attorneys at Lynch, Cox, Gilman &...

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Court case: EMW v. Meier (formerly EMW v. Glisson)

Mar 28, 2017

Congress Votes to Gut Internet Privacy Protections

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted today to pass resolution S.J.Res.34 that would overturn a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires internet service pr...

Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology

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