Press Releases
Jul 19, 2016
Federal Court Rules Against Restrictive Wisconsin Voter ID Law
MILWAUKEE — A federal trial court today ruled that voters who have trouble obtaining identification under Wisconsin’s strict voter ID law can vote by affidavit. The American Ci...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 19, 2016
ACLU Sues Kansas Over Dual Voter Registration System
TOPEKA, Kan. — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit challenging Kansas’ dual voter registration system, charging it violates the Kansas Constitution and sta...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Brown v. Kobach
Jul 13, 2016
ACLU Praises Contempt Order Maintained Against Kim Davis
ACLU Says Decision is Reminder to Other Government Officials to Enforce Law, Not Place Themselves Above it
Jul 13, 2016
Local groups and the ACLU of Louisiana Sue Baton Rouge Police for First Amendment Violations at Alton Sterling Protest
BATON ROUGE, La. — Local organizing groups and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a lawsuit today against the Baton Rouge Police Department for violating the F...
Jul 11, 2016
Winning Plaintiff in Supreme Court Marriage Equality Case to Testify Tomorrow on Anti-LGBT Legislation Hearing
WASHINGTON — Jim Obergefell, former ACLU client and the lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court’s historic marriage equality ruling, will testify tomorrow at a House hearing on a b...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Jul 11, 2016
ACLU of Louisiana Responds to Police Misconduct and Excessive Use of Force at Baton Rouge Protests
BATON ROUGE, La. — Eyewitness accounts at demonstrations taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding cities following the shooting of Alton Sterling brought to light the militari...
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