Press Releases
Jul 02, 2025
ACLU Urges New York Appeals Court to Reverse Termination of Parental Rights Based on Opioid Treatment Stereotypes
The brief argues that the family court’s decision was discriminatory and disregarded the father’s rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Jul 02, 2025
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Efforts to Completely Shut Down Asylum at the Border
WASHINGTON — A federal court today blocked President Trump’s proclamation aimed at completely shutting down asylum at the border.
The American Civil Liberties Union, National I...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: RAICES v. Noem
Jul 01, 2025
President Trump’s Visit to “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Facility Highlights Florida’s Descent Into State-Sponsored Cruelty
ACLU of Florida condemns proposed “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site as an attack on humanity, indigenous sovereignty, and constitutional rights
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Jul 01, 2025
Georgetown Scholar to Remain Free After Appeals Court Rejects Trump Admin Bid to Re-Detain Him
Dr. Badar Khan Suri was released on May 14th after ICE arrested him for constitutionally protected association and speech in support of Palestinian rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Suri v. Trump
Jul 01, 2025
ACLU Condemns Senate Passage of Massive Budget Bill Cutting Medicaid to Fund Abusive Deportation Efforts
H.R. 1 Attacks the Civil Liberties of People with Disabilities, People Seeking Reproductive Care, Immigrant Communities, and More
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Disability Rights
Jun 30, 2025
Arts Groups Argue “Gender Ideology” Still Unconstitutionally Penalized by National Endowment for the Arts
Groups ask court for summary judgment on First Amendment, Fifth Amendment, and APA arguments
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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Wisconsin Supreme CourtJul 2025
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State V. K.r.c.. Explore Case.State v. K.R.C.
This case asks whether a 12-year-old boy was in custody and entitled to Miranda warnings during a closed-door police interrogation by a school resource officer in the school building. The court of appeals held that he was not in custody, not entitled to Miranda warnings, and voluntarily incriminated himself. The ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative and the ACLU of Wisconsin filed an amicus brief arguing that admitting the boy’s statements into evidence not only violated the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution but Article I, Section 8 of the Wisconsin Constitution, and urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to rest its decision on the state charter to better protect Wisconsinites’ civil liberties. -
News & CommentaryJul 2025
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Takeaways From The Supreme Court's Term. Explore News & Commentary.Takeaways from the Supreme Court's Term
This term was marked by sharp right turns in major civil rights cases, a mixed record on lower-profile cases, and mixed outcomes in an ascendant emergency docket -
PodcastJul 2025
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The Abcs Of Free Speech With Emerson Sykes. Explore Podcast.The ABCs of Free Speech with Emerson Sykes