Press Releases
Sep 17, 2020
Brown University to Reinstate Women’s Equestrian and Fencing To Comply with Title IX and Provide Equal Opportunity for Women Athletes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The legal team representing women student-athletes at Brown University who brought suit in June following cuts to the varsity athletics program announced today...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Sep 17, 2020
ACLU Statement on House Vote on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives will vote on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act today, bipartisan legislation that will combat a form of pregnancy discrimination and als...
Sep 16, 2020
Reaction to Department of Corrections Transfer of COVID Unit from Northern Correctional Institution to MacDougall Correctional
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Department of Correction today announced that it would close the COVID-19 unit at Northern Correctional Institution, the state’s supermax pris...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Sep 16, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Urges the Attorney General to Provide the Glynn County Community with an Update on the Investigation of Gross Mishandling of the Ahmaud Arbery Murder
ATLANTA — The ACLU of Georgia urges the Office of the Attorney General of Georgia to provide the Glynn County community with an update on the ongoing investigation surrounding th...
Sep 16, 2020
South Carolina Takes Steps to Protect Voters During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a victory for voting rights, South Carolina took steps today to better protect voters in the November general election during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The actio...
Court case: Thomas v. Andino
Sep 16, 2020
Federal Judge Approves Settlement in ACLU’s Fourth Amendment Challenge to S.D. Law Enforcement Practice of Forced Catheterizations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange has approved a settlement in a case that says South Dakota law enforcement’s practice of using forced catheterizations to ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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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