Press Releases
Nov 16, 2016
Minnesota Transgender Surgery Ban Found Unconstitutional
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota district court ruled this week that transgender people on the state's Medical Assistance progam in Minnesota deserve access to medically necessary s...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Nov 15, 2016
Over 340,000 Signatures Delivered to Congress Rejecting Discrimination in Defense Bill
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen national organizations delivered over 342,000 petition signatures to Congress today in opposition to an amendment in the annual defense bill that w...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Nov 15, 2016
Washington State Supreme Court Hears Case of Gay Couple Discriminated Against by Florist
BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the case in which a florist refused to sell flowers to a gay couple for their wedding.
A lower ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Arlene's Flowers et al v. Washington et al
Nov 09, 2016
ACLU Statement on Donald Trump’s Election
NEW YORK — In response to Donald Trump’s election as president of the United States, Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, had the follow...
Nov 04, 2016
President Grants Commutations to 72 Federal Prisoners, Including Donald Lee Graham
WASHINGTON — After commuting the sentences of 200 prisoners in October, President Obama today commuted the sentences of 72 more prisoners. Of today’s 72 grants, at least 51 wer...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Nov 04, 2016
Court Permanently Blocks Kansas’ Dual Voter Registration System
Judge Rules Secretary of State Kris Kobach ‘Lacks the Authority to Create a Two-Tiered System of Voter Registration’
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Brown v. Kobach
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