Press Releases
Jul 01, 2016
Judge Strikes Down Anti-LGBT Bill in Mississippi Hours Before It Becomes Law
ACLU Celebrates Decision in Cases Brought By Civil Rights Advocates
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 30, 2016
ACLU Statement on Pentagon Lifting Its Transgender Service Ban
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense announced today the lifting of its ban on transgender people openly serving in the military.
James Esseks, director of the American Civil L...
Jun 30, 2016
ACLU Calls Revised RNC Rules a Victory for Free Speech
CLEVELAND — Today the city of Cleveland Board of Control approved revised regulations for the Republican National Convention that resulted from negotiations between the ACLU of O...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 30, 2016
First Appeals Court Hearing to Address Merits of NSA’s Warrantless Surveillance July 6
Video of Hearing Will Be Livestreamed
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jun 29, 2016
Over 100 Members of Congress Urge Court to Bar Employment Discrimination Against LGBT People
NEW YORK — More than 100 members of Congress Tuesday night urged a federal appeals court to hold that employers cannot discriminate against people based on their sexual orientati...
Jun 29, 2016
ACLU Challenges Law Preventing Studies on ‘Big Data’ Discrimination
First Amendment Lawsuit Brought on Behalf of Academic Researchers and Journalists Who Fear Prosecution Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
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