Press Releases
Apr 01, 2026
Oklahoma families, teachers, and clergy seek to block unconstitutional religious public school
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — In support of church-state separation and public education, a predominantly Jewish group of seven Oklahoma taxpayers – including families with children a...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Apr 01, 2026
Voting Rights Advocates Sue to Block Florida’s Restrictive “Show Your Papers” Law
MIAMI — Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof of citizenship, warning that the measure w...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: UnidosUS v. Byrd
Apr 01, 2026
ACLU Comment on Trump Plan to Attend Supreme Court Arguments in Birthright Citizenship Case
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, President Trump announced his plan to attend today’s Supreme Court arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a nationwide class action brought by the American Civi...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
Mar 31, 2026
ACLU Condemns President Trump’s Executive Order Attempting to Restrict Mail-In Voting
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) condemns President Trump’s new unlawful executive order attempting to restrict mail-in voting nationwide, continuin...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Mar 31, 2026
Mahmoud Khalil Asks Full Appeals Court to Reconsider Decision That Would Allow Government to Re-Detain Him
After a panel of judges split 2-1 for the government, Mr. Khalil is urging the full Third Circuit to rehear government’s appeal of orders prohibiting his detention and deportation
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Mar 27, 2026
Federal Court Orders ICE to Provide People Detained at “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Facility Access to Legal Counsel
FORT MYERS, Fl. – A federal court granted a preliminary injunction today that requires Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Florida Department of Emergency Manageme...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Court case: H.C.R. v. Noem
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CaliforniaApr 2026
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Amazon V. Perplexity. Explore Case.Amazon v. Perplexity
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Court CaseApr 2026
Civil Liberties
State V. Marquez And State V. Huerta. Explore Case.State v. Marquez and State v. Huerta
This consolidated case arises from two warrantless searches of closed containers belonging to criminal defendants. It raises two key questions: (1) whether the New Mexico Supreme Court should adopt an approach to interpreting the New Mexico Constitution that does not require reference to federal law, and (2) whether the New Mexico Constitution’s prohibition on unreasonable searches provides greater protections against inventory searches by police than does the federal Fourth Amendment standard. -
UtahApr 2026
Voting Rights
United States V. Henderson. Explore Case.United States v. Henderson
On behalf of the League of Women Voters of Utah, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of Utah have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit over the federal government’s demand for Utah’s voter registration file. The Department of Justice is demanding the entire state list, including voters’ sensitive personal data, such as drivers’ license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. -
News & CommentaryApr 2026
Immigrants' Rights
States Have The Power To Hold Federal Agents Accountable By Allowing People To Sue Them For Rights Violations. Explore News & Commentary.States Have the Power to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations
Amid rampant abuse by federal agents, state legislatures can pass critical laws that allow people to take federal agents to court for violating their rights.