Press Releases
Nov 06, 2019
VICTORY: Federal Appeals Court Affirms Ruling Striking Down Arkansas Panhandling Ban
LITTLE ROCK – The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a lower court ruling striking down a ban on panhandling on the grounds that it infringed on the First Amendment righ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Nov 06, 2019
ACLU-NJ: Legislators, Don’t Leave Unfinished Business – Pass Key Social Justice Bills in Lame Duck
With Election Day over, and the lame session officially here, advocates with the ACLU of New Jersey hope to send a message to the New Jersey Legislature: Don’t end this session w...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Nov 06, 2019
Civil Rights and Religious Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court to Affirm That Maine Need Not Fund Religious Education
BOSTON – A federal appeals court should reaffirm that Maine is not required to fund religious education as part of its tuition payment program, according to a friend-of-the-court...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Nov 06, 2019
ACLU of Wisconsin Condemns Anti-Protest Bill
AB 426 seeks to silence activists with the threat of felony charges for protesting at “critical infrastructure” facilities
Nov 06, 2019
Federal Court Strikes Down Trump Administration Rule Allowing Refusals in Health Care
NEW YORK — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down the Trump administration’s rule that allows health care institutions and providers to deny ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Nov 06, 2019
ACLU of Georgia, Georgia Justice Project, and Atlanta Legal Aid Society Urge Roswell Police Department to Revise Its Criminal History Screening Policy To Comply with Federal Fair Housing Law
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia, Georgia Justice Project, and Atlanta Legal Aid Society sent a letter today to the Roswell Police Department urging it to revise its criminal histor...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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Voting Rights
United States V. Evans. Explore Case.United States v. Evans
Representing Common Cause and two D.C. voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that D.C. turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.