Press Releases
Feb 25, 2026
Ohio Appeals Court Upholds Block on Abortion Burial or Cremation Law for Violating Reproductive Freedom Amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals today upheld a trial court ruling permanently blocking Senate Bill 27, a law that requires burial or cremation of fetal ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 24, 2026
Five Individuals Launch Class-Action Lawsuit Over Warrantless Immigration Arrests in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — A lawsuit was filed today on behalf of five individuals — and a class of similarly situated people — to prevent unlawful warrantless immigration arrests acro...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: ACEITUNO v. USDHS
Feb 24, 2026
ACLU and Stand for Children Tennessee File Lawsuit Against City of Memphis for Police Transparency Violations
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Today, Stand for Children Tennessee and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the city of Memphis for unlawfully denying access to public re...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 24, 2026
Urging Federal Court to Reject Abortion Opponents’ Efforts to Make it Harder for People to Get Medication Abortion, Preeminent Medical Associations, Former FDA Commissioners, Advocates for Domestic Violence Survivors and People with Disabilities, Reproductive Freedom Organizations, and Other Experts File Suite of Amicus Briefs
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: American Civil Liberties Union
DATE: February 24, 2026
SUBJECT: Urging Federal Court to Reject Abortion Opponents’ Efforts to Make it Harder for Peop...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 20, 2026
Fifth Circuit: Too Soon to Rule on Constitutionality of Louisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments
NEW ORLEANS – The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that it is premature to determine the constitutionality of House Bill 71, a Louisiana law requiring public schoo...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Court case: Rev. Roake v. Brumley
Feb 19, 2026
Legal Groups Representing Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Core Constitutional Protection of Birthright Citizenship
Courts have uniformly blocked President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order; Supreme Court arguments set for April 1
WASHINGTON — Legal organizations representing a ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Free Speech
One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained For His Speech Returns To Court. Explore News & Commentary.One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained for His Speech Returns to Court
The ACLU is in court this week with Dr. Badar Khan Suri fighting the Trump administration’s unconstitutional attempt to re-detain him for exercising his First Amendment rights. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Women's Rights
Trump Is Attacking A Crucial Fair Housing Rule That Protects Against Discrimination. Explore News & Commentary.Trump is Attacking a Crucial Fair Housing Rule that Protects Against Discrimination
The disparate impact rule is a long-held housing protection for survivors of domestic violence, women of color and other marginalized groups. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced plans to end the policy. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
A Sunday At An Idaho Racetrack Ended In A Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.. Explore News & Commentary.A Sunday at an Idaho Racetrack Ended in a Mass Immigration Raid. Hundreds Faced Cruel Detention Practices.
More than 200 federal, state, and local law enforcement launched an unlawful and discriminatory immigration raid in Wilder, Idaho. -
News & CommentaryMar 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Trump’s Firing Of Noem Signals Need For New Vision On Immigration. Explore News & Commentary.Trump’s Firing of Noem Signals Need for New Vision on Immigration
With the Department of Homeland Security losing Kristi Noem as secretary and facing a funding crisis, lawmakers have a unique opportunity to advance a new path forward for immigration.