Press Releases
Jul 15, 2026
Murtes y Negligencia En El Centro de Detención Migratoria de Fort Bliss
Es necesario cerrar el centro e investigar los abusos
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Jul 14, 2026
Florida Officials Pause Designation of Prominent Civil Rights Groups as “Terrorist Organizations”
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Last night, Florida officials paused their plan to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a “domestic terrorist organization,” unde...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Jul 13, 2026
ACLU Opposes Sweeping OMB Proposal That Would Politicize Federal Funding and Threaten Essential Services
WASHINGTON — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union submitted a public comment opposing the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and over 40 federal agencies’ proposed over...
Jul 10, 2026
ACLU, Florence Project File Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional State Deportation Scheme in Arizona’s Proposition 314
The ACLU, ACLU of Arizona, and the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project are seeking an emergency injunction to stop the previously deferred Section 5 of Proposition 314 ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jul 07, 2026
ACLU Launches Historic “Firewall for Freedom” Campaign to Protect Crucial Rights Up and Down the Ballot
Civil rights and liberties organization makes its largest-ever electoral investment for a midterm to protect reproductive freedom, voting rights, & democracy
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jul 07, 2026
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida’s Unconstitutional Classroom Censorship Law
The “Stop W.O.K.E.” Act was signed into law in 2022 and prohibited teachers and professors from discussing topics related to race and gender in the classroom
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Pernell v. Lamb
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News & CommentaryJul 2026
Privacy & Technology
Leaked Police Drone Videos Highlight Need For Independent Review Of The Technology’s Usefulness. Explore News & Commentary.Leaked Police Drone Videos Highlight Need For Independent Review of the Technology’s Usefulness
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TexasJul 2026
Free Speech
Students Engaged In Advancing Texas V. Paxton. Explore Case.Students Engaged in Advancing Texas v. Paxton