Press Releases
Sep 29, 2023
ACLU Comment on Failed House Vote to Advance Medication Abortion Restrictions in Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON — As a possible government shutdown nears, the House of Representatives last night advanced a package of appropriation bills that included several priorities from the ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 28, 2023
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Request to Block Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected a request from families and medical providers to block a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Sep 28, 2023
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Delays Hearing to Select New Congressional Map in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LA—Today, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a writ of mandamus to vacate the remedial hearing set for Oct. 3 – 5 in Robinson v. Ardoin, the challenge to L...
Court case: Robinson v. Landry
Sep 28, 2023
ACLU Applauds Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Report and Urges Congress to Fundamentally Reform Section 702
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Called for Major Changes to Law the Government Uses to Warrantlessly Surveil Americans’ International Communications
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Sep 27, 2023
ACLU Announces Sophia Lin Lakin as Director of the Voting Rights Project
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union announced today the appointment of Sophia Lin Lakin as director of the Voting Rights Project.
As director of the Voting Rights Proje...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Sep 27, 2023
Montana Court Blocks Enforcement of Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
Missoula, MT – A Montana state district court judge today blocked enforcement of Senate Bill 99, the discriminatory law that threatens the health and well-being of Montana transg...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Cross v. State of Montana
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Civil Liberties
Trump’s Threat To Invoke The Insurrection Act, Explained. Explore News & Commentary.Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what this means for our civil liberties. -
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