Press Releases
Apr 28, 2026
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Administration's New Mandatory Detention Policy
NEW YORK — The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected the Trump administration’s new policy subjecting millions of immigrants to mandatory detention based on their mann...
Apr 28, 2026
ACLU Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Fourth Amendment Rights Against Warrantless Government Surveillance
NEW YORK — The Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments today in U.S. v. Hasbajrami, a criminal case challenging the FBI’s use of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence...
Apr 28, 2026
ACLU Challenges Denial of Forensic Testing as Tennessee Moves to Execute a Potentially Innocent Man
Tennessee plans to execute Tony Carruthers on May 21 despite uncertainty of his guilt, which untested DNA and fingerprint evidence could clarify.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 24, 2026
Fifth Circuit Rules Challenge to Extreme Texas Immigration Law Must Be Dismissed on Procedural Grounds
NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed a panel ruling that had affirmed a lower court’s injunction against Texas Senate Bill 4. Previously, a Fifth Cir...
Apr 24, 2026
Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump Proclamation Eliminating Asylum is Unlawful
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court today ruled that President Trump’s Day 1 proclamation aimed at completely shutting down asylum at the border is unlawful.
The D.C. Circuit ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: RAICES v. Noem
Apr 23, 2026
Voting Rights Groups Ask Court to Reject DOJ’s Unlawful Demand for Full Access to Utah Voter Rolls
SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of voting rights groups filed a motion to dismiss the Department of Justice’s complaint in U.S. v. Henderson. The groups released the following sta...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: United States v. Henderson
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