Press Releases
Sep 24, 2025
Journalist Detained By ICE At Risk of Imminent Deportation
Mario Guevara, an Emmy-award winning journalist, has been kept in detention for more than 100 days in retaliation for his work
Court case: Guevara v. Francis
Sep 23, 2025
New Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Widespread Denial of Due Process in Immigration Courts
Denying bond hearings violates rights, upends decades of precedent
BOSTON – The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, together with the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights P...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 22, 2025
Hours After the ACLU and Artists Defend Free Speech, ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Returns to ABC
Over 475 Artists and 40,000 People Joined with the ACLU Today in a Letter Condemning Kimmel’s Suspension
Sep 22, 2025
Federal Court Protects First Amendment Rights of Human Rights Groups Advocating for U.S. Sanctions
The Court Blocked the Intrusive Discovery Request, Consistent with Arguments Laid Out in ACLU and Human Rights First’s Friend-of-the-Court Brief
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Human Rights
Sep 22, 2025
Church Challenges Lewis County, Washington Ordinance Targeting Harm Reduction Programs
SEATTLE – Gather Church, a ministry in Lewis County, Washington, today filed a lawsuit challenging a county ordinance that makes it nearly impossible for the church to fulfill a ...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Court case: Gather Church v. Lewis County
Sep 22, 2025
Texas Families File New Lawsuit to Stop Public School Districts From Displaying Ten Commandments
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A group of 15 multi-faith and nonreligious Texas families filed a new lawsuit in federal court today to stop their public school districts from displaying th...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse And Inhumane Conditions At Largest Immigration Detention Center In The U.s.. Explore News & Commentary.Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.
In a letter calling to end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, interviews with 45 people report physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, and intimidation to self-deport. -
South CarolinaDec 2025
Voting Rights
Naacp South Carolina State Conference V. Wilson. Explore Case.NAACP South Carolina State Conference v. Wilson
All voters with disabilities have the right to receive assistance voting from a person of their choice. South Carolina prohibits some voters with disabilities from receiving assistance and limits who voters can rely on for assistance. Voters with disabilities and the NAACP South Carolina State Conference sued to challenge those laws under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act and protect disabled voters’ right to assistance. -
Court CaseDec 2025
Free Speech
Foia Request For Dhs Records On Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration Or Law Enforcement Activity And/or Publish Information. Explore Case.FOIA Request for DHS Records on Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration or Law Enforcement Activity and/or Publish Information
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Racial Justice
Ai Is Infringing On Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That. Explore News & Commentary.AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.