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Jun 20, 2025
ACLU Urges Court to Block Unconstitutional Order Targeting NPR and PBS
Amicus briefs in funding cases argue that the outlets cannot be defunded for ideological reasons
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Jun 20, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Louisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
NEW ORLEANS – In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled today that a Louisiana law requiring public schools to permanently display a governme...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Court case: Rev. Roake v. Brumley
Jun 20, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil to Be Freed From Detention, Reunite With Wife and Son as Case Proceeds
Targeted by Trump administration for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights, Mr. Khalil can go home to his family in New York after over three months in detention in rural Louisiana
Issue Areas: Free Speech Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jun 19, 2025
ACLU Responds to U.S. Absence from Human Rights Council Session on Political Interference in Education
GENEVA – The United States today was absent from a presentation (starting at 2:25:05) at the United Nations Human Rights Council by Special Rapporteur on Education Farida Shaheed...
Issue Areas: Human Rights
Jun 18, 2025
ACLU Reminds President Trump That Only Congress Can Decide Whether to Use Force Against Iran
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union tonight sent a letter to President Trump making clear that only Congress can authorize the use of military force against Iran. The...
Issue Areas: National Security
Jun 18, 2025
Supreme Court Strengthens Access to Justice for Incarcerated People
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled today that incarcerated people have the right to a jury trial on questions about whether they had access to a prison’s grievance process wh...
Issue Areas: Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Perttu v Richards
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