Press Releases
Oct 15, 2025
Supreme Court Arguments Conclude in Landmark Voting Rights Case
WASHINGTON — Oral arguments wrapped earlier today in U.S. Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais, which concerns equal representation for Black voters in Louisiana and the role of...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Louisiana v. Callais (Callais v. Landry)
Oct 15, 2025
Rights Groups Demand Legal Memo on Caribbean Boat Strikes
NEW YORK – The Center for Constitutional Rights and the American Civil Liberties Union today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the Office of Legal Counsel...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Oct 14, 2025
ACLU Statement on the Passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
NEW YORK - Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a lifelong organizer and activist for the safety and dignity of transgender people, sex workers, and the incarcerated, passed away yesterday, a...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Oct 09, 2025
ACLU and NYCLU Statement on the Trump Administration’s Indictment of NY State Attorney General Letitia James
NEW YORK – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted New York State Attorney General Letitia James. This indictment follows President Trump’s direct instruction to U.S. At...
Oct 08, 2025
New Report Reveals Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Misled Public by Massively Inflating Costs of Court-Ordered Reforms
The records show that 72 percent of the costs MCSO billed to the County were unrelated to Ortega Melendres
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Ortega Melendres, et al. v. Arpaio, et al.
Oct 07, 2025
ACLU to Federal Appeals Court: White House Retaliation Against Disfavored Reporters Puts U.S. in Dangerous Company
The Associated Press sued in February over their exclusion from the White House Press Pool for refusing to use the term ‘Gulf of America’
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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U.S. Supreme CourtNov 2025
Internet Privacy
Trump V. Illinois. Explore Case.Trump v. Illinois
The ACLU, the ACLU of Illinois and other free speech organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Trump v. Illinois, the state’s lawsuit challenging President Trump’s attempt to federalize National Guard troops and deploy them into Chicago and surrounding counties. The case is at the Supreme Court on the Trump administration’s emergency application seeking to stay or temporarily lift the lower courts’ orders blocking the deployment. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
Internet Privacy
Defending Veterans’ Rights For Over A Century. Explore News & Commentary.Defending Veterans’ Rights for Over a Century
This Veterans Day, we renew our commitment to ensuring that the rights of those who serve are honored and protected. -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
Internet Privacy
Free Speech
There’s Only One State That Is Asking The Right Questions About Digital Identity. Explore News & Commentary.There’s Only One State That is Asking the Right Questions About Digital Identity
A digital ID system involves value-laden choices that should be made through explicit political discussion and debate -
News & CommentaryNov 2025
Internet Privacy
Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership At Ice Offices Despite Human Rights Violations. Explore News & Commentary.Border Patrol Agents Replace Top Leadership at ICE Offices Despite Human Rights Violations
As immigration enforcement expands nationwide, the Trump administration is replacing nearly half of top leaders at ICE field offices across the country with Border Patrol, an agency long criticized for its culture of cruelty and lack of accountability.