Press Releases
Mar 11, 2017
ACLU And Over 130 Organizations Call For Judiciary Committee Oversight of Trump Executive Orders on Immigration
WASHINGTON — The ACLU and more than 130 organizations are calling on the Senate and House Judiciary Committee to hold rigorous oversight hearings to investigate the implementatio...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 10, 2017
South Dakota Becomes First State This Year to Enact Anti-LGBT Legislation
South Dakota is First State in a Series of Anti-LGBT Bills Advancing Through Legislatures Across the Country
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Mar 10, 2017
Groups Challenge Trump’s New Muslim Ban
BALTIMORE — The American Civil Liberties Union and partner organizations today filed a challenge to the Trump administration’s second Muslim ban executive order.
Omar Jadwat, d...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 09, 2017
ACLU Files Ethics Complaint Against Attorney General Sessions for False Statements Made During Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a complaint with the Alabama State Bar against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, asking it to investigate a potential ru...
Mar 09, 2017
Cast of Amazon Series ‘Transparent’ Releases PSA Urging Support for Gavin Grimm
Video Features Testimonials From Cast and Crew Members Including Jeffrey Tambor and Judith Light
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Mar 09, 2017
ACLU Sues Missouri Over Disastrous Public Defender System
State Fails to Provide Adequate Legal Representation to Tens of Thousands Every Year, Resulting in Unnecessary Jail Time, Forced Pleas, Other Injustices
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
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