Press Releases
Oct 02, 2023
ACLU of Maine Applauds Portland Council for Defeating Proposal Targeting Unhoused People
The ACLU of Maine opposed a proposed order that would have failed to invest in adequate shelter while allowing the city to increase dangerous sweeps
Oct 02, 2023
Civil Rights Groups Send Post-Affirmative Action Report to Harvard, UNC, and over 100 Additional Colleges and Universities Detailing Options for Equitable and Diverse Higher Education After the Supreme Court Decision
Accompanying Letter Urges Educational Opportunities Attainable for All
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Oct 02, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Criminal Defamation Law
The ACLU calls on state legislators to repeal antiquated, unconstitutional criminal libel laws.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 02, 2023
Black Voters File Emergency Petition to the Supreme Court Asking for Hearing to Select Louisiana’s New Congressional Map to Proceed
WASHINGTON —Last Friday, plaintiffs in Robinson v. Ardoin, the challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, filed an emergency petition ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Robinson v. Landry
Sep 30, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Certain Restrictions in North Carolina’s Sweeping Abortion Ban
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Today, a federal judge blocked two provisions of North Carolina’s Senate Bill 20, a sweeping law that severely restricts access to abortion and bans care aft...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Stein
Sep 30, 2023
Alabama Court Blocks De Facto Ban on Birth Centers in Case Brought by Midwives and Doctors
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court issued a ruling today blocking the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) from continuing to prevent the operation of ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Racial Justice
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are On Ai Regulation, And Where We Go From Here. Explore News & Commentary.Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, ACLU experts explain what’s at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Flock Ceo Goes Ballistic On Critics As More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance
CEO attacks motives of people who care about privacy, says they are trying to “normalize lawlessness” and “let murderers go free” -
Washington, D.C.Jan 2026
Free Speech
The New York Times Co. V. Department Of Defense. Explore Case.The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Capital Punishment
Executions Spiked In 2025, But The Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground. Explore News & Commentary.Executions Spiked in 2025, but the Death Penalty Is Still Losing Ground
As executions surged to their highest level in years, public support, jury verdicts, and new death sentences continued a historic decline—exposing a punishment sustained by political power, not public will.