Press Releases
Oct 20, 2023
Statement on Oklahoma Attorney General’s Lawsuit Regarding St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School
OKLAHOMA CITY — Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union, Education Law Center and Freedom From Religion Foundation – the organiz...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Oct 18, 2023
ACLU-MN RESPONDS TO JUDGE’S RULING THAT WOULD RESTRICT VOTING RIGHTS
A Mille Lacs County district judge recently ruled that the state’s Restore the Vote law is unconstitutional. The law was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the gove...
Oct 18, 2023
United Nations Human Rights Body Holds United States Accountable For Violations of Civil and Political Rights Treaty
GENEVA — For the first time in nine years, the United Nations Human Rights Committee this week reviewed U.S. compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rig...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Oct 16, 2023
ACLU Announces Major Settlement in Family Separation Lawsuit
NEW YORK — A major settlement was announced today by the American Civil Liberties Union involving its years-long lawsuit on behalf of thousands of traumatized children and parent...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Oct 16, 2023
ICYMI: Leading Medical and Legal Experts Ask Supreme Court to Review Dangerous Medication Abortion Ruling
WASHINGTON – Leading medical and legal experts submitted amicus briefs last week in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine outlining the need for the Supreme Court to review an...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 13, 2023
Texas Senate Passage of S.B. 11 and S.B. 4 Poses Dangerous Threats to Immigrants’ Rights
AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas condemn the Texas Senate’s passage of two extremist anti-immigrant bills that would have grave conseque...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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WisconsinJan 2026
Voting Rights
United States V. Wisconsin Elections Commission. Explore Case.United States v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
The Department of Justice sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission and its members, demanding the state produce its full, unredacted voter file, which contains highly sensitive and personal data on every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of the federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
MinnesotaJan 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Hussen V. Noem. Explore Case.HUSSEN v. NOEM
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Minnesota, Covington & Burling LLP, Greene Espel PLLP, and Robins Kaplan LLP filed a class-action lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of three community members — and a class of similarly situated people — whose constitutional rights were violated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and other federal agents. -
ArizonaJan 2026
Voting Rights
United States V. Fontes. Explore Case.United States v. Fontes
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) sued Arizona demanding the release of its full, unredacted voter file, which includes the highly sensitive and personal data of every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of DOJ’s effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Arizona and around the country. -
MarylandJan 2026
Religious Liberty
John Doe V. Catholic Relief Services. Explore Case.John Doe v. Catholic Relief Services
The ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit urging the court to affirm that religious employers such as Catholic Relief Services (CRS) are not exempt from complying with employment discrimination laws.