Press Releases
Aug 27, 2015
ACLU and Americans United File Lawsuit to Block Voucher Program That Would Fund Religious Schools in Nevada
Civil Liberties Groups say ‘Education Savings Accounts’ Plan Violates Nevada Constitution
Court case: Duncan v. Nevada
Aug 26, 2015
Court Denies Kentucky County Clerk’s Request to Continue Refusing Marriage Licenses
Federal Appeals Court Order Holds Religious ‘Opt-Out’ Claim Unlikely to Prevail
Court case: Miller v. Davis
Aug 25, 2015
Under Threat of Lawsuit, Catholic Hospital Approves Previously Denied Health Care for Pregnant Woman
With Growth of Catholic Hospital System, Women’s Health Put at Risk by Religious Directives
Aug 19, 2015
ACLU Comment on Chelsea Manning Prison ‘Contraband’ Guilty Verdict
Manning Punished for Possessing Expired Toothpaste and LGBT Reading Material
Court case: Manning v. Hagel, et al.
Aug 16, 2015
ACLU Comment on the Passing of Civil Rights Hero Julian Bond
NEW YORK - Julian Bond, the former head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and civil rights icon, died on Saturday night. He was 75.
Anthony D. Romer...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Aug 13, 2015
Connecticut Supreme Court: State May Not Kill Death Row Inmates Following Repeal of Death Penalty
The ACLU of Connecticut applauded this morning’s state Supreme Court decision holding that the Connecticut Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment forbids th...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Prisoners' Rights
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