Press Releases
Nov 10, 2025
Transgender West Virginia Teen Challenges Athletic Ban at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Attorneys representing a 15-year-old West Virginia transgender girl, Becky Pepper-Jackson, and her mother Heather Jackson today filed their response brief to the Sup...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Women's Rights
Court case: West Virginia v. B.P.J.
Nov 10, 2025
ACLU and Partners Urge Supreme Court to Maintain Block on Trump’s Deployment of Military Troops to Chicago
WASHINGTON — Free speech organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois, the state’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s at...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Court case: Trump v. Illinois
Nov 07, 2025
Immigrants' Rights Advocates Urge Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Immigrants, as Trump Administration Ends TPS for Venezuelans
More than 240,000 people will lose Temporary Protected Status (TPS), leaving them vulnerable to detention and deportation
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 07, 2025
Civil Society Organizations Join UN Human Rights Council in Urging Trump Administration to Cooperate with the Universal Periodic Review
GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council today called on the United States to resume its cooperation with the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a mechanism that calls for ...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Nov 06, 2025
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration To Enforce Discriminatory Passport Policy
WASHINGTON–The Supreme Court of the United States today granted a request from the Trump administration to stay a preliminary injunction in Orr v. Trump, allowing the government ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Orr v. Trump
Nov 04, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Refuses to Block Discriminatory Florida Housing Law That Targets Chinese Immigrants
This decision allows Florida’s unconstitutional ban on Chinese homebuyers to remain in effect, but clarifies that the law applies narrowly
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Shen v. Simpson
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
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Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse And Inhumane Conditions At Largest Immigration Detention Center In The U.s.. Explore News & Commentary.Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.
In a letter calling to end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, interviews with 45 people report physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, and intimidation to self-deport. -
South CarolinaDec 2025
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Naacp South Carolina State Conference V. Wilson. Explore Case.NAACP South Carolina State Conference v. Wilson
All voters with disabilities have the right to receive assistance voting from a person of their choice. South Carolina prohibits some voters with disabilities from receiving assistance and limits who voters can rely on for assistance. Voters with disabilities and the NAACP South Carolina State Conference sued to challenge those laws under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act and protect disabled voters’ right to assistance. -
Court CaseDec 2025
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Foia Request For Dhs Records On Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration Or Law Enforcement Activity And/or Publish Information. Explore Case.FOIA Request for DHS Records on Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration or Law Enforcement Activity and/or Publish Information
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Border Humanity Project - Español
Ai Is Infringing On Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That. Explore News & Commentary.AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.