Press Releases

Apr 17, 2024

After House Passes Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, ACLU Urges Senate to Stop Government from Spying on Americans Without a Warrant

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted 219-199 to pass the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, which would ban the government from purchasing Americans’ data from da...

Issue Areas: National Security Privacy & Technology

Apr 17, 2024

Supreme Court Delivers Big Win for Workplace Equality in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis Ruling

WASHINGTON — Today, the Supreme Court delivered a huge victory for workers and workplace equality. The court issued a ruling in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis holding that Title VI...

Issue Areas: Women's Rights

Court case: Muldrow v. City of St. Louis

Apr 16, 2024

Ohio Court Temporarily Blocks Gender-Affirming Care Ban from Taking Effect

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Today, the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas issued a temporary restraining order to prevent the ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth from taki...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Moe v. Yost

Apr 16, 2024

Ahead of U.S. Senate Hearing on Solitary Confinement, Survivors of Solitary Confinement & Allies Rallied to Urge President Biden and Congress to Enact the End Solitary Confinement Act

WASHINGTON — Today, ahead of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Legacy of Harm: Eliminating the Abuse of Solitary Confinement, survivors of solitary confinement, family...

Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights

Apr 16, 2024

Fourth Circuit Rejects West Virginia Law Barring Transgender Girls From Student Athletics

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a West Virginia law banning transgender student-athletes from playing on teams consistent with their gender identi...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Women's Rights

Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education

Apr 16, 2024

ACLU, Civil-Society Groups, Urge Congress to Extend Funding for Affordable Internet Program

Without additional funding, the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides government subsidies for internet to tens of millions of Americans, will expire.

Issue Areas: Free Speech

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