Press Releases

Sep 11, 2024

ACLU Launches National Trans Justice Campaign Featuring Diverse Trans Youth & Their Families Ahead of Landmark Supreme Court Case

The “Freedom to Be” campaign will launch with actress Annette Benning during star-studded ACLU-The Hollywood Reporter “Freedom to Be: The Future of Trans Visibility” panel discussion.

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Sep 11, 2024

ACLU Launches National Trans Justice Campaign Featuring Diverse Trans Youth & Their Families Ahead of Landmark Supreme Court Case

The “Freedom to Be” campaign will launch with actress Annette Benning during star-studded ACLU-The Hollywood Reporter “Freedom to Be: The Future of Trans Visibility” panel discussion.

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Sep 11, 2024

ACLU Statement on the 23rd Commemoration of 9/11

WASHINGTON — In commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Project...

Issue Areas: National Security

Sep 10, 2024

Civil Rights Leaders Lobby Congress to Prioritize the Passage of National Voting Standards in 2025

WASHINGTON – Civil rights leaders and issue-based advocacy organizations gathered on Capitol Hill today to urge members of Congress to prioritize the passage of key pro-democracy...

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Sep 10, 2024

ACLU Lawsuit Results in Kalamazoo County Election Official Agreeing to Certify November Election Results

DETROIT – The ACLU of Michigan has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit against Kalamazoo County Board of Canvasser Robert Froman after he signed a sworn affidavit stating that he will ce...

Issue Areas: Voting Rights

Court case: ACLU of Michigan v. Froman

Sep 10, 2024

Lawsuit Challenging Armed Police Response to Mental Health Emergencies in Washington, D.C. to Proceed

Ruling against the District’s motion to dismiss comes after a federal judge in a similar case in Oregon recognized that sending police to a mental health crisis can be discriminatory

Issue Areas: Disability Rights Criminal Law Reform

Court case: Bread for the City v. District of Columbia

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