Press Releases
Mar 27, 2025
Court Hears Arguments in First Amendment Challenge to Federal Arts Funding Restriction
Changes to NEA policy in response to ACLU lawsuit do not solve the problems for arts organizations or deprive court of jurisdiction, attorneys argue
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Mar 26, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Keeps Block on Trump Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Immigrants
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has denied the Trump administration’s request to lift a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the Trump administration from deporting ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: J.G.G. v. TRUMP
Mar 26, 2025
Library Patrons Sue Greenville County Over Widespread Removals and Restrictions of LGBTQ Books
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Local library patrons, with help from the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of South Carolina, are suing officials in South Carolina’s most populous co...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
Mar 25, 2025
ACLU Reacts to President Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Jenner & Block
WASHINGTON — In response to President Trump issuing an Executive Order today attacking the legal profession, Cecillia Wang, National Legal Director of the American Civil Libertie...
Mar 25, 2025
ACLU Responds to Trump’s Anti-Voter Executive Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union condemns President Donald Trump's executive order signed today, which aims to upend U.S. elections and disenfranchise millio...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Mar 24, 2025
Arguments Wrap in Case Defending Black Representation in Louisiana’s Congressional Map
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, voting rights advocates argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais that a congressional map that was in place during the 2024 election cycle...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Callais v. Landry
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News & CommentaryMar 2025
Civil Liberties
Five State and Local Entities Safeguarding Our Civil RightsFive State and Local Entities Safeguarding Our Civil Rights
Governors, attorneys general, mayors, and other local officials are starting to vocally say no to President Donald Trump’s radical and dangerous agenda. Here’s why their roles are so crucial for our democracy and the state of civil liberties today. -
News & CommentaryMar 2025
Voting Rights
Racial Justice
Anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Marks Continued Fight for Voting RightsAnniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ Marks Continued Fight for Voting Rights
Selma Jubilee revelers annual trek across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama reminds us why we can never stop advocating for enfranchisement for Black Americans. -
News & CommentaryMar 2025
Racial Justice
Trump's Attempt to Deride NLRB Won't Stop Power of Collective ActionsTrump's Attempt to Deride NLRB Won't Stop Power of Collective Actions
While the NLRB’s reopening is encouraging, workers must rely on each other to fulfill the promise of collective action. -
News & CommentaryMar 2025
Privacy & Technology
Machine Surveillance is Being Super-Charged by Large AI ModelsMachine Surveillance is Being Super-Charged by Large AI Models
Limits and guardrails are vital to protect our privacy and liberty — as well as our sanity — against omnipresent AI surveillance.