Press Releases
Jun 24, 2026
Judge Blocks Trump Administration Attempt to Seize Private Medical Records of Trans Youth From New York Hospitals
NEW YORK - A judge for the United States District of the Southern District of New York has granted a request from transgender people and their families for a temporary restraining ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Coe v. Blanche
Jun 23, 2026
ACLU Statement Responding to the Supreme Court Ruling in Case on Religious Freedom for Incarcerated People
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued a decision today ruling against Damon Landor, a Rastafari man whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by Louisiana prison officials in violati...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Jun 23, 2026
ACLU Launches Historic Election Safeguarding Effort Ahead of the Midterms
Civil rights and liberties organization makes its largest-ever investment focused on curbing election interference and protecting the will of voters.
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 22, 2026
Federal Court Rejects DOJ Attempt to Obtain Maryland’s Sensitive Voter Data
Court ruling protects Maryland voters’ personal information from federal overreach
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: United States v. DeMarinis
Jun 19, 2026
ACLU Statement on DOJ Memo Threatening the Right to Community Living for People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has issued a memorandum that incorrectly purports that neither federal disability rights laws nor Supreme...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Jun 18, 2026
Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment Delivers: Medication Abortion Restored and Procedural Abortion Access Affirmed in Missouri Following Court Ruling
Missourians can once again access the most common form of abortion care, clearing the way for Planned Parenthood to resume providing medication abortion.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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News & CommentaryJun 2026
Reproductive Freedom
Fight For Abortion Rights Has Turned To States In Years Since Landmark Reproductive Rights Ruling. Explore News & Commentary.Fight for Abortion Rights Has Turned to States in Years Since Landmark Reproductive Rights Ruling
Four years ago, the Supreme Court struck down the federal right to abortion. Since then, the fight has turned to the states. -
News & CommentaryJun 2026
Free Speech
Recent Court Documents Allege Misconduct In Mahmoud Khalil’s Immigration Case. Explore News & Commentary.Recent Court Documents Allege Misconduct in Mahmoud Khalil’s Immigration Case
New evidence reveals the Trump administration worked to seal Mahmoud Khalil’s fate before he ever got his day in court. -
PennsylvaniaJun 2026
Reproductive Freedom
National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association Et Al. V. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Et Al.. Explore Case.National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association et al. v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. et al.
The National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) and its member, the Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania (FHCCP), sued the Trump administration to protect the integrity of the Title X family planning program. Title X is the country’s only dedicated federal program for family planning services. For more than 55 years, the program has provided access to effective contraceptive methods, cancer screenings, testing and treatment for STIs, and other preventive services, with priority given to patients with low incomes. -
News & CommentaryJun 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
The Downsides Of "deterrence". Explore News & Commentary.The Downsides of "Deterrence"
Surveillance Boosters Tout the Benefits of Deterrence, But There’s a Big Problem With That