Press Releases
Aug 25, 2025
ACLU Condemns Trump Executive Orders Targeting Cash Bail Reform in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON – President Trump signed two executive orders today attempting to end Washington, D.C.’s cash bail reforms and threatening to withhold federal funds from cities with...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Aug 25, 2025
ACLU Condemns President Trump’s Threats to Use the Military in Cities Across the Country
NEW YORK – The Washington Post reported over the weekend that the Trump administration plans to deploy military troops to Chicago against a made-up crime wave. President Trump ha...
Aug 25, 2025
ACLU Statement on Attempted Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
BALTIMORE — This morning, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was arrested at his ICE check-in appointment. The government intends to deport him to Uganda, a country with which Abrego Garcia ha...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 23, 2025
New Lawsuit Challenges Florida’s Authority to Detain People at Notorious ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center
Facility represents a first-ever and unlawful use of 287(g) agreements to create a state-run immigration jail
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 22, 2025
Court Agrees Alabama’s State Senate Districts Violate the Voting Rights Act
BIRMINGHAM, AL – In a mixed ruling on Alabama’s state Senate redistricting case, a federal court has found that the state’s map violates the Voting Rights Act in Montgomery b...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Alabama State Conference of the NAACP v. Allen
Aug 21, 2025
Supreme Court Issues Partial Stay in NIH Research Grants Case
WASHINGTON — In a significant setback for public health, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts likely lacked jurisdict...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: APHA v. NIH
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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.