Press Releases
Feb 03, 2026
Civil Rights Groups Urge Oklahoma Officials to Reject Application for Ben Gamla Religious Public Charter School
OKLAHOMA CITY — A coalition of civil rights organizations today urged the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board to reject Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School’s application to for...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Feb 03, 2026
ACLU Moves to Quash Abusive Subpoena Aimed at Tracking Down Man Who Criticized Department of Homeland Security
DHS sent a subpoena to unmask the man’s account information after he sent an email asking a department official to treat a man seeking asylum from Afghanistan with dignity
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Doe v. DHS
Feb 02, 2026
Federal Court Allows Tennessee Parents and Faith Leaders to Participate in Lawsuit to Oppose Religious Public School
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Five taxpayers in Knox County, Tennessee, who support public education and church-state separation have been granted permission by the U.S. District Court fo...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Feb 02, 2026
"BE GOOD" and "ICE OUT" Pins Are Widespread at Grammy Awards
Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Justin & Hailey Bieber, Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, Olivia Rodrigo, Lady Gaga, Kehlani, Becky G, Brandi Carlile, Dave Grohl, Samara Joy, Rhiannon Giddens and More Stood in Solidarity with Communities Impacted by ICE Violence During Grammy Week
Jan 30, 2026
ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota React to the Trump Administration's Arrests of Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort
Their overnight detention and arrests are the latest example of President Trump and his administration attacking freedom of the press.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
Jan 29, 2026
ACLU and ACLU of Georgia Respond to FBI Raid on Fulton County Elections Facility
ATLANTA — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided an elections office in Fulton County, GA, this week to seize ballots as part of President Trump’s ongoing fixation on...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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GeorgiaFeb 2026
Voting Rights
Pitts V. United States (amicus). Explore Case.Pitts v. United States (Amicus)
The FBI raided Fulton County, Georgia, seizing ballots and other records from the 2020 election. This unprecedented seizure is a continuation of yearslong efforts to challenge Georgia's 2020 election results, now aided by federal law enforcement. Fulton County is fighting back, suing for the return of the records. -
IdahoFeb 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Immigrants' Rights
Rodriguez, Et Al. V. Porter, Et Al.. Explore Case.Rodriguez, et al. v. Porter, et al.
On February 10, 2026, CLRP, along with the ACLU of Idaho and Wendy J. Olson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, and partner at Stoel Rives, filed a putative class action lawsuit challenging an immigration raid carried out at a popular family event in Wilder, Idaho in October 2025. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Into The Black Hole: Navigating The Center Of Trump’s Deportation Force In Louisiana. Explore News & Commentary.Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana
One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown. -
MissouriFeb 2026
Voting Rights
Missouri V. U.s. Department Of Commerce. Explore Case.Missouri v. U.S. Department of Commerce
A coalition of civil rights and immigrant-rights organizations has moved to intervene as defendants in a lawsuit that threatens to dismantle the Constitution’s long-standing requirement that the decennial census count all people living in the United States. Missouri asks the court to exclude undocumented immigrants and people living in the country on temporary visas from the census count used to determine congressional representation—an unprecedented move that would upend more than two centuries of constitutional practice.