Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Jan 23, 2024

Federal Court Argument on Florida Officials’ Unconstitutional Order to Deactivate Palestinian Rights Student Group

University of Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, and Palestine Legal

Issue Areas: National Security Free Speech LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues

Jan 19, 2024

ACLU Cheers House Passage of the PRESS ACT

The bill protects journalists and their sources from government overreach and censorship.

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Jan 10, 2024

ACLU Statement in Support of Additional Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program

The American Civil Liberties Union thanks Representatives Yvette Clarke and Brian Fitzpatrick, as well as Senators Peter Welch and J.D. Vance, for introducing the bipartisan and bi...

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Jan 09, 2024

ACLU to Defend NRA Before Supreme Court, to Uphold Advocacy Groups’ Right to Free Speech

The case will determine whether the First Amendment allows government regulators to threaten retaliation against businesses that work with a controversial advocacy organization.

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Court case: National Rifle Association v. Vullo

Jan 02, 2024

ACLU, Free Press, and First Amendment Rights Orgs Urge Courts to Unseal Documents Related to FBI Raid on Journalist

Lack of transparency on how Tim Burke’s newsgathering allegedly violated computer crime laws has a chilling effect on journalism

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Dec 18, 2023

ACLU Urges the Supreme Court Not to Make it Harder to Bring Retaliatory Arrest Cases

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union and partners today filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to protect our right to engage in constitutionally-p...

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Court case: Gonzalez v. Trevino

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