Press Releases
Sep 02, 2025
ACLU Opposes Department of Labor’s Proposal to Strip Wage Protections from Home Care Workers
DOL’s rollback would unlawfully rescind minimum wage and overtime entitlement for millions of essential workers, disproportionately women of color
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Aug 30, 2025
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Fast-Track Deportation Policy
WASHINGTON — A federal court has blocked the Trump administration’s fast-track deportation policy.
The decision late last night stems from a lawsuit filed by the American Civil...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Make the Road New York v. Noem
Aug 29, 2025
ACLU and Partners Reach a Landmark Settlement Agreement to End Wealth-Based Detention in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY – The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Oklahoma, and Covington & Burling LLP announced a landmark agreement today with court leadership in Canadian Count...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Court case: White, et al. v. Hesse, et al.
Aug 28, 2025
Judge Orders Conway School District to Remove Ten Commandments Displays Following ACLU Lawsuit
LITTLE ROCK — Less than 24 hours after the Conway School District was added to a federal lawsuit challenging Arkansas’s unconstitutional law requiring public schools to post th...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Aug 28, 2025
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Boycott of United Nations Review of US Human Rights Record
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will not participate in the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council that calls for ...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Aug 26, 2025
Federal Court Orders Trump Administration to Remedy Damage Caused by Family Separation Settlement Breach
SAN DIEGO — A federal court that twice ruled the Trump administration violated a settlement agreement stemming from the American Civil Liberties Union’s family separation lawsu...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
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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.