Press Releases
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
Oct 22, 2017
ACLU Goes Back to Court on Behalf of Jane Doe
Trump Administration Continues to Block Young Woman’s Abortion
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 20, 2017
Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to Further Delay Jane Doe’s Abortion
Appeals Court Gives Government More Time to Find Sponsor for Pregnant Teen
Oct 20, 2017
ACLU Takes Legal Action Defending Rights of Maryland Transgender Students
BALTIMORE — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion today to defend a Maryland school board’s policies that prevent discrimination, harassment, and stigmatization of ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Oct 19, 2017
Texas City Tells People No Hurricane Harvey Aid Unless They Promise Not to Boycott Israel
HOUSTON — The city of Dickinson, Texas, is requiring applicants for Hurricane Harvey rebuilding funds to certify in writing that they will not take part in a boycott of Israel. T...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Free Speech
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Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
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Washington, D.C.Dec 2025
Civil Liberties
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.