Press Releases
May 04, 2026
Canadian Trump Critic Sues to Stop Google from Sharing Personal Information with Department of Homeland Security
DHS unlawfully attempted to obtain personal information, including location and physical movements, of Canadian citizen
May 04, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court Issues One-Week Pause on Nationwide Restriction on Abortion and Miscarriage Medication
Anti-abortion politicians’ challenge to mifepristone access will now proceed on the Court’s emergency docket
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 01, 2026
Federal Appeals Court Orders Nationwide Restrictions on Common Medication for Abortion and Miscarriage Care
The court’s decision upends how miscarriage and abortion care are delivered nationwide, even in states where abortion is legally protected
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 01, 2026
Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Challenge to Louisiana Governor’s Attempt to Suspend Election Already Underway
BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, a group of individual voters and of voting rights organizations filed an emergency motion to block Governor Jeff Landry and Secretary of State Nancy Lan...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 30, 2026
Transgender Idahoans Challenge Criminal Restroom Ban in New Federal Lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho – Six transgender residents of Idaho have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging H.B. 752, a new state law prohibiting them from using sex-designated public re...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 29, 2026
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map and Destroys Key Voting Rights Act Provision
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today struck down Louisiana’s congressional map and issued a ruling that eviscerates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and opens the door for st...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Louisiana v. Callais (Callais v. Landry)
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News & CommentaryMay 2026
Juvenile Justice
Prisoners' Rights
Children Describe 'despair, Loneliness, And Boredom' At Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers. Explore News & Commentary.Children Describe 'Despair, Loneliness, and Boredom' at Colorado Juvenile Detention Centers
ACLU class-action lawsuit urges state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while awaiting decisions in their juvenile delinquency cases. Kids with disabilities and foster children are particularly vulnerable. -
TexasMay 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Lml V. Martin. Explore Case.LML v. Martin
The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and the Texas Civil Rights Project filed a class-action lawsuit on May 4, 2026, seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block several provisions of Senate Bill 4 (88-4) from going into effect May 15. The 2023 law is one of the most extreme anti-immigrant laws ever passed by any state legislature in the country.