Press Releases
Sep 17, 2025
South Carolina Supreme Court Green-Lights Partisan Gerrymandered Maps
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a legal case brought by the League of Women Voters of South Carolina that challenged the practice of partisan gerrymande...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 17, 2025
District Court Grants Order Prohibiting ICE from Detaining Immigrants in Abusive Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza
NEW YORK – A U.S. District Court granted a preliminary injunction today that would improve conditions for people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at 26 Feder...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Sep 16, 2025
ACLU and ACLU of Tennessee Condemn President Trump’s Plan to Deploy National Guard into Memphis Communities
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In another effort to expand his power and stoke fear, President Trump issued a memorandum yesterday establishing a regressive policing task force made up of vari...
Sep 15, 2025
Civil Rights Orgs File Amicus Brief in Opposition to Texas’ Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map
Today, nonprofit, nonpartisan civil rights and racial justice organizations filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs’ motions for preliminary injunction in League of Un...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 12, 2025
Missouri Voters Challenge Mid-Decade Redistricting Effort
Lawsuit Argues that Attempt to Redraw Congressional District Lines Violates the Missouri Constitution
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Wise v. Missouri
Sep 11, 2025
ACLU Statement on House Passage of H.R. 3486
Houses narrowly passes bill that would impose extreme prison sentences on asylum seekers, teenagers and immigrant families
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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.