Press Releases
Aug 26, 2020
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Again Rules in Favor of Gavin Grimm
RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of American Civil Liberties Union client Gavin Grimm, deciding that restroom policies segregating transge...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board
Aug 26, 2020
In Era of Black Lives Matter, Rhode Island Attorney General Opinion Allows Police to Hide Records of Misconduct
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — At a time when the Black Lives Matter movement has prompted demands for more police accountability in Rhode Island and across the country, the state Attorney G...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 25, 2020
DHS and CBP Fail to Comply with Information Requests in ‘We Build the Wall’ Matter; ACLU of Texas Files Appeal
HOUSTON – The ACLU of Texas today filed an appeal following the failure of Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security to provide all communications bet...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 25, 2020
Federal Court Rules Trump Can’t Block Citizenship Path for Military Service Members
WASHINGTON — A federal court today ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of depriving military service members of an expedited path to citizenship is unlawful. The rulin...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Aug 25, 2020
NYCLU Sues to Allow Asylum Seekers to Pursue Applications in United States
NEW YORK — Today the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s policy to force vulnerable asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico awaitin...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 24, 2020
Federal Court Blocks Indiana Voter Purge Law
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal court has blocked an Indiana law that would have allowed county election officials to kick voters off the rolls immediately without notice.
The American ...
Court case: Common Cause Indiana v. Lawson
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Civil Liberties
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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