Press Releases
Nov 10, 2023
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Louisiana’s Congressional Map is Discriminatory
NEW ORLEANS – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today agreed with a lower court that the congressional map enacted by the Louisiana Legislature following the 2020 census is disc...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Nov 08, 2023
Statement on Ohio Six-Week Ban Abortion Litigation Following Passage of Issue 1
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In response to Ohio voters passing a state constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom, litigators in Preterm-Cleveland v. David Yost — the case c...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Preterm-Cleveland v. David Yost
Nov 08, 2023
ACLU of Maine Seeking Protections from Unchecked Police Power at Law Court
The organization is arguing at Maine’s highest court for increased protections from unreasonable warrantless arrests following the 2018 detention, arrest, and strip-search of a York County man
Nov 08, 2023
NJ Advocacy Organizations Hand-Deliver a Lame Duck Agenda to State Legislative District Offices
NEWARK – New Jersey advocates are organizing a state-wide day of action to hand-deliver a Lame Duck agenda to legislators across the state, pressing them to pass critical legisla...
Nov 07, 2023
ACLU Statement on Reproductive Freedom Victories in the 2023 Elections
NEW YORK — Voters across the country showed up at the polls today to support the right to abortion and create critical protections for women and pregnant people to make the best ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Nov 07, 2023
Immigration Advocates, Community Allies Rally to Demand End to Asylum Ban
Rally came as Ninth Circuit Court in Pasadena heard oral arguments in the legal challenge against Biden’s asylum ban
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