Press Releases
Feb 27, 2026
Transgender Kansans Challenge State Law Invalidating Their Driver’s Licenses and Allowing Them to Be Sued for Using Public Restrooms
Topeka, KS – Two transgender residents of Kansas have filed a lawsuit in state court challenging a new state law that immediately invalidated their driver’s licenses, and which...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Doe v. State of Kansas
Feb 26, 2026
Congressional Scorecard Details Pro- and Anti-Civil Liberties Votes in Congress Since 2025
ACLU’s New Scorecard Provides a Record of Votes on Policies Affecting Core Civil Rights and Constitutional Freedoms
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Feb 26, 2026
New ACLU Report Reveals How the Trump Administration is Using Local Police to Build a National Deportation-Policing Force Through the 287(g) Program
Report Finds At Least 77.2 Million People Live in Counties Where Local Law Enforcement Participates in the Program
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 25, 2026
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Block on Abortion Burial or Cremation Law for Violating Reproductive Freedom Amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals today upheld a trial court ruling permanently blocking Senate Bill 27, a law that requires burial or cremation of fetal ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 24, 2026
Five Individuals Launch Class-Action Lawsuit Over Warrantless Immigration Arrests in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — A lawsuit was filed today on behalf of five individuals — and a class of similarly situated people — to prevent unlawful warrantless immigration arrests acro...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: ACEITUNO v. USDHS
Feb 24, 2026
ACLU and Stand for Children Tennessee File Lawsuit Against City of Memphis for Police Transparency Violations
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Today, Stand for Children Tennessee and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the city of Memphis for unlawfully denying access to public re...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Internet Privacy
Pioneering Legal Advocate Pauli Murray Set The Blueprint For Aclu’s Racial Justice And Gender Equality Activism Today. Explore News & Commentary.Pioneering Legal Advocate Pauli Murray Set the Blueprint for ACLU’s Racial Justice and Gender Equality Activism Today
From dismantling ‘Jane Crow’ laws to advancing the rights of protesters, Pauli Murray’s legacy has paved the way for litigation, advocacy, and organizing. -
KansasMar 2026
Internet Privacy
Doe V. State Of Kansas. Explore Case.Doe v. State of Kansas
Two transgender residents of Kansas filed a lawsuit in state court challenging SB 244, a state law enacted in 2026 that immediately invalidated the driver’s licenses of transgender people across the state and which authorizes anyone to sue anybody they suspect of being transgender for using the “wrong” restroom in government buildings. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Internet Privacy
Your Questions Answered: Filming Ice Interactions Safely. Explore News & Commentary.Your Questions Answered: Filming ICE Interactions Safely
Despite government attacks against protesters and the press, documenting interactions with law enforcement and federal agents is protected by the First Amendment. ACLU experts break down what you need to know.
