Press Releases
May 14, 2025
ACLU Responds to House Committee Advancing Cuts to Medicaid
Following the advancement of the bill, Deirdre Schifeling, ACLU chief political and advocacy officer, had the following reaction:
"Despite people flooding the committee room, phone...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
May 14, 2025
Trump Administration Announces that FDA Will Consider Imposing Greater Restrictions on Medication Abortion Nationwide
Mifepristone Has Been Proven Safe and Used by Millions for Abortion and Miscarriage Care for Over 25 Years
May 14, 2025
Georgetown Scholar to Be Freed From Detention in Another Loss for the Trump Administration
Federal judge orders Dr. Badar Khan Suri released; ICE arrested him on March 17th for constitutionally protected speech and associations
May 13, 2025
Civil Rights Groups File Amended Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional HB 4156
The law was enjoined last year pursuant to a request from the United States. The Trump Administration dismissed the lawsuit and Oklahoma has started enforcing the law.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond
May 13, 2025
ACLU Urges House Committee to Remove Dangerous Anti-Dissent Provision from Tax Bill
WASHINGTON — In an apparent effort to aid President Trump’s discriminatory clamp down on free speech, Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee have snuck a dangerous...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
May 12, 2025
Arts Organizations Push for Answers in National Endowment for the Arts Funding Suit
The NEA has not clarified how it is implementing new restrictions stemming from Trump administration executive order

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