Press Releases
Oct 25, 2017
ACLU Urges College Wrestling Association to Stop Discriminating Based on Sex
Female Wrestling Champion Banned From Competing Against Men, Forcing Her to Be Benched for the Season
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Oct 25, 2017
After a Month of Obstruction by the Trump Administration, Jane Doe Gets Her Abortion
WASHINGTON — More than a month after she made her decision, Jane Doe was able to obtain an abortion this morning. She was able to get the abortion care after an appeals court in ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 25, 2017
Trump Administration Denies Young Dreamer Jessica Colotl’s DACA Renewal Request
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration rejected a young Dreamers request that it restore her Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status today. The Department of Homeland Securi...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 24, 2017
ACLU Comment on Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Warrantless Surveillance
Press Briefing to Discuss Legislation Thursday at 3 p.m.
Issue Areas:
National Security
Oct 23, 2017
ACLU Files Supreme Court Brief Arguing That Public Businesses Cannot Discriminate Against Customers Based on Who They Are
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed its brief today in the Supreme Court in a case in which a Colorado bakery refused service to a same-sex couple seeking a cak...
Oct 23, 2017
70 Years After W.E.B. Du Bois Appeal to U.N., Groups Press U.S. on Racial Equality
Trump Administration Report to U.N. on U.S. Racial Discrimination Policy Is Due November 20
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Racial Justice
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