Press Releases
May 20, 2026
ACLU Condemns House Passage of Bill Censoring Teachers and Forcibly Outing Transgender Students
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union condemned a bill that passed today in the U.S. House of Representatives threatening to censor educators nationwide and compelling ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
May 20, 2026
ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Stop Tennessee’s Wrongful Execution of Tony Carruthers
Tennessee plans to execute Mr. Carruthers tomorrow while sitting on untested DNA and fingerprint evidence that could exonerate him.
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Court case: Carruthers v. Tony
May 20, 2026
Civil Rights Groups and Survivors of Federal Law Enforcement Abuse Urge Congress to Pass Accountability Legislation During Community Safety Week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union, the Institute for Justice, ACLU affiliates from ten states, and survivors of federal law enforcement abuse are on Capitol H...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 18, 2026
After ICE Admitted Having No Justification for Arrests at Immigration Courthouses, District Court Grants Stay Prohibiting ICE From Conducting Courthouse Arrests
ICE is now largely prohibited from conducting civil immigration arrests at immigration courts in New York City
NEW YORK – Following Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: African Communities Together v. Lyons
May 18, 2026
Exonerees, Faith Leaders, and Tennesseans Deliver Petition Urging Governor Lee to Stop the Wrongful Execution of Tony Carruthers
NASHVILLE – Exonerees, faith leaders, and Tennesseans from across the state gathered at the Tennessee State Capitol on Monday to deliver a petition signed by more than 130,000 pe...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Court case: Tony Von Carruthers v. State of Tennessee
May 15, 2026
State Court Blocks Kansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Transgender Youth
LAWRENCE - A state district court judge today temporarily blocked enforcement of a Kansas law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 18, finding the law...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Loe v. Kansas
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News & CommentaryJun 2026
Privacy & Technology
National Security
The Downsides Of "deterrence". Explore News & Commentary.The Downsides of "Deterrence"
Surveillance Boosters Tout the Benefits of Deterrence, But There’s a Big Problem With That -
News & CommentaryJun 2026
Privacy & Technology
+3 Issues
Trump Administration Hijacks Police Grants To Leverage Local Police For Its Authoritarian Ends. Explore News & Commentary.Trump Administration Hijacks Police Grants to Leverage Local Police For Its Authoritarian Ends
We’ve already seen what that looks like in places like Memphis; New “Model Cities Initiative” would spread it to other cities -
Court CaseJun 2026
LGBTQ Rights
Coe V. Blanche. Explore Case.Coe v. Blanche
Three New York families with adolescent transgender children and two transgender New Yorkers filed a class action lawsuit to protect patient identifying and sensitive health information from being turned over to the Department of Justice in response to federal grand jury subpoenas issued as part of a widespread effort to "end” necessary health care for transgender adolescents. -
News & CommentaryJun 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Hundreds At Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country In Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Conditions. Explore News & Commentary.Hundreds at Delaney Hall Join Detained People Across Country in Hunger Strike Against Inhumane Conditions
Hundreds of people at an immigration facility in New Jersey protested spoiled food, medical neglect, and other inhumane conditions. They were joined by people detained in horrific conditions across the country.