Press Releases
Jul 11, 2022
Arizona Law Granting “Personhood” to Fetuses Blocked in Court
Law has Caused Chaos and Confusion, Halting All Abortion Services in the State
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 08, 2022
ACLU Comment on Reproductive Health Executive Order Signed By President Biden
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed an executive order today aimed at protecting reproductive health care, including abortion. In response to the order, Georgeanne Usova, senior ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 08, 2022
Supreme Court of Wisconsin Allows School Policy Protecting Privacy of Transgender and Nonbinary Students to Remain in Effect
MADISON — The Supreme Court of Wisconsin allowed a school policy, which protects the right of students to use different names or pronouns at school without being forcibly outed ...
Jul 07, 2022
Federal Appeals Courts Affirms Students’ Free Speech Rights Outside of School
DENVER — In an important victory for students’ free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has ruled that a high school could not punish a student for a...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 07, 2022
ACLU Launches 2022 Midterm Campaign to Create a Reproductive Rights Firewall
The 100+ Year Old Civil Liberty Organization Will Deploy Laser-Focused Comprehensive Plan to Expand and Protect Abortion Rights
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 05, 2022
Injunction on Florida’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Revoked Automatically Upon Appeal, Law to Remain in Effect
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Shortly after a state trial court officially issued an order blocking the state’s 15-week abortion ban on the ground it likely violates Florida’s state co...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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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