Press Releases
Jun 11, 2026
ACLU Endorses Bipartisan JAWBONE Act To Protect Free Speech
The federal bill would prevent the government from coercing private parties into suppressing speech
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 10, 2026
Mohsen Mahdawi Appeals Retaliatory Ruling from Board of Immigration Appeals to Federal Appeals Court
Following the Board of Immigration Appeals decision, an immigration judge issued a removal order against Mahdawi based solely on his First Amendment protected speech
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Mahdawi v. Trump
Jun 10, 2026
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against City of Phoenix for Police Transparency Violations
The lawsuit is part of a broader push to uncover police misconduct in cities across the country absent federal oversight
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 10, 2026
Florida Man Sues Police Over Wrongful Arrest Due to False Facial Recognition Match
Robert Dillon, a long-time commercial crabber, was arrested for a crime he never committed in a city he’d never been to
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Court case: Dillon v. City of Jacksonville Beach
Jun 10, 2026
The MacArthur Justice Center, ACLU Demand Transparency About DHS Agents’ Pattern of Targeting People Who Film Them
The advocacy organizations filed suit to enforce a FOIA request sent late last year that the agencies have failed to respond to
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Jun 09, 2026
ACLU Statement on House Vote to Add $70 Billion to ICE and Border Patrol’s Bloated Budget
House passes bill to give ICE and Border Patrol $70 billion following months-long standoff in Congress, widespread opposition
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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Court CaseJun 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Coe V. Blanche. Explore Case.Coe v. Blanche
Three New York families with adolescent transgender children and two transgender New Yorkers filed a class action lawsuit to protect patient identifying and sensitive health information from being turned over to the Department of Justice in response to federal grand jury subpoenas issued as part of a widespread effort to "end” necessary health care for transgender adolescents. -
News & CommentaryJun 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Hundreds At Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country In Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Conditions. Explore News & Commentary.Hundreds at Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country in Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Conditions
Hundreds of people at an immigration facility in New Jersey protested spoiled food, medical neglect, and other inhumane conditions. They were joined by people detained in horrific conditions across the country. -
News & CommentaryJun 2026
Privacy & Technology
Sigificant Internet Freedom Issues At Stake In Legal Battle Between Amazon And Perplexity. Explore News & Commentary.Sigificant Internet Freedom Issues at Stake in Legal Battle Between Amazon and Perplexity
Outcome of case could severely limit user control and the rights of researchers and journalists on the Web -
FloridaJun 2026
Privacy & Technology
Dillon V. City Of Jacksonville Beach. Explore Case.Dillon v. City of Jacksonville Beach
On June 10, 2026, the ACLU and ACLU of Florida, with the law firm of Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney, LLP, filed a wrongful arrest suit on behalf of Robert Dillon, a Florida man who was wrongfully arrested after police relied on an incorrect result from facial recognition technology.