Press Releases
Nov 18, 2025
ACLU Comment on Department of Education’s Dismantling of Core Civil Rights and Education Offices
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will transfer critical work to other federal agencies — an unprecedented move that undermines the departm...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Disability Rights
Nov 18, 2025
Dozens of Veterans Descend on Capitol Hill to Oppose Military Deployments to U.S. Cities
41 veterans from 21 states and five branches of the military met with over 40 Congressional offices to urge them to defend the Constitution
Issue Areas:
National Security
Nov 18, 2025
Judge Orders Texas School Districts to Remove Ten Commandments Displays in Response to New Lawsuit Filed by Families
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — In a win for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal judge today issued a preliminary injunction requiring certain public school districts i...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Nov 18, 2025
ACLU Demands Information From DHS About Alarming Pattern of Retaliation against Those Recording Immigration Agents
Immigration agents have threatened, brandished guns, and arrested those who record their raids. The ACLU is urgently seeking disclosure of records related to this practice.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Nov 14, 2025
ACLU Files Lawsuit to Demand Transparency from the FDA in Its Review of Medication Abortion Regulations
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit yesterday to compel the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to disclose records related to the agency’s re...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: ACLU v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Nov 13, 2025
Immigrants Sue Trump Administration Over Inhumane Conditions at California’s Largest Immigration Detention Center
Lawsuit claims that people held at California City Detention Facility are subjected to abuse, excessive isolation, denial of basic necessities including medical care
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
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