Press Releases
about LGBTQ Rights
Dec 12, 2017
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration Attempt to Delay Enlistment of Transgender Service Members
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration filed a motion today to stay part of the district court’s injunction in the American Civil Liberties Union’s case, Stone v. Trump, which...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 05, 2017
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case That Will Decide the Future of Anti-Discrimination Law
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union appeared before the Supreme Court today in oral arguments for Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case tha...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Nov 29, 2017
Civil Rights Champions Call for a Decision for Equal Dignity under Law at the Supreme Court
“Open To All” Coalition’s Statement of Principle Released in Advance of Masterpiece Cakeshop Oral Arguments Next Week
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Nov 21, 2017
Federal Court Blocks All Aspects of Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
BALTIMORE — A federal court today granted the American Civil Liberties Union’s request for a complete halt to implementation of the president’s directive banning transgender ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Stone v. Trump
Nov 09, 2017
Federal Court Hears Arguments in ACLU Challenge to Trump’s Ban on Military Service by Transgender People
BALTIMORE — The American Civil Liberties Union was in federal court today for a hearing in its lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s ban on military service by transge...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Stone v. Trump
Oct 30, 2017
ACLU Comment on Court Order Halting Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
WASHINGTON — A federal court in Washington today blocked the Trump administration from implementing the president’s directive banning transgender service members from continuin...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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