Press Releases
Feb 02, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Statement on Lafayette Parish Library Board’s Decision to Reject Grant and Cancel Discussion About Voting Rights
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement in response to the Lafayette Parish Library Board’s decision to reject a grant and cancel a discussion abou...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Feb 02, 2021
North Dakota Bill to Allow Public Schools to Post Ten Commandments is Unnecessary, Unconstitutional
The ACLU of North Dakota opposes Senate Bill 2308, legislation that would allow public schools to post copies of the Ten Commandments in classrooms and other school spaces. It’s ...
Feb 02, 2021
ACLU Comment on Biden Immigration Orders
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed executive orders that, among other things, initiate a review process for certain Trump-era anti-immigrant policies and create a task force foc...
Feb 01, 2021
ACLU of Washington Report Reveals Hospital Policies Deny and Delay Care for Patients Experiencing Miscarriages and Ectopic Pregnancies; Legislation to Protect Pregnant Patients Voted Out of State Senate Committee Today
SEATTLE – A new report from the ACLU of Washington captures the potentially deadly risks faced by pregnant patients at hospitals around the state where institutional policies res...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 01, 2021
ACLU of Alabama Statement on Governor Ivey Signing Prison Contracts
The ACLU of Alabama condemns Governor Ivey’s reckless decision to put the state of Alabama into a multi-billion-dollar lease to build new prisons, despite overwhelming opposition...
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Smart Justice
Feb 01, 2021
ACLU, Sierra Club, and SBCC Respond to the Biden Administration’s Request to Delay Border Wall SCOTUS Arguments
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration today asked the Supreme Court to delay arguments in Sierra Club v. Trump, a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf ...
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Civil Liberties
Trump’s Threat To Invoke The Insurrection Act, Explained. Explore News & Commentary.Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what this means for our civil liberties. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Racial Justice
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are On Ai Regulation, And Where We Go From Here. Explore News & Commentary.Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, ACLU experts explain what’s at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Flock Ceo Goes Ballistic On Critics As More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance. Explore News & Commentary.Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance
CEO attacks motives of people who care about privacy, says they are trying to “normalize lawlessness” and “let murderers go free” -
Washington, D.C.Jan 2026
Free Speech
The New York Times Co. V. Department Of Defense. Explore Case.The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense