Press Releases
Sep 05, 2023
Federal Court Rejects Latest Alabama Congressional Map
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal court today rejected Alabama’s new congressional map due to its failure to remedy the violation of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965, ordering a ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 01, 2023
Judge Blocks Arkansas Law that Would Have Placed Unconstitutional Age-Verification and Parental Consent Requirements on Social Media Users
The victory supports challenges to laws that stifle the free speech rights of minors and adults.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: NetChoice v. Griffin
Aug 30, 2023
Sex Workers and Legal Advocates File Federal Trade Commission Complaint Against Mastercard
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union, Hacking//Hustling, and a coalition of sex-worker-led, anti-trafficking, and LGBTQ organizations urge the Federal Trade Commission...
Aug 29, 2023
Silver State Hope Fund and ACLU Challenge Nevada’s Medicaid Coverage Ban for Abortion
LAS VEGAS — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Nevada filed a legal challenge this week on behalf of Silver State Hope Fund in Clark County court challenging Neva...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Aug 29, 2023
Families and Advocates Urge Appeals Court to Block Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care
CINCINNATI – Lawyers representing transgender adolescents, their parents, and a medical provider will urge the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s injuncti...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Aug 29, 2023
ACLU Statement on Two Year Anniversary of Kabul Drone Strike
The ACLU and its partners have been representing the drone strike victims’ surviving family members and Nutrition & Education International colleagues seeking evacuation
Issue Areas:
National Security
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