Press Releases
Oct 08, 2017
ACLU Comment on White House Immigration Principles
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration released its immigration principles tonight. Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns at the American Civil Liberties Un...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 06, 2017
ACLU Statement on Department of Justice Licensing Discrimination in the Name of Religion
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today issued guidance to federal agencies encouraging a dangerously broad interpretation of religious freedom laws that will open the door ...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Oct 06, 2017
ACLU Filing Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Contraceptive Coverage Rule
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union is filing a lawsuit today against the Trump Administration challenging interim final rules issued by the Department of Health and Hu...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 05, 2017
Washington State Parent Sues Employer for Denying Insurance Coverage to Transgender Son
Employer’s Refusal to Cover Medical Services Prescribed by Doctor Violates State and Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Enstad v. PeaceHealth
Oct 05, 2017
ACLU Report Highlights Abusive and Unconstitutional Practices in Colorado City Courts
DENVER – Colorado’s more than 200 municipal courts operate without meaningful accountability or oversight, and one court in particular — the Alamosa Municipal Court— system...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 05, 2017
ACLU Files Class Action Suit Against Trump Administration For Unlawfully Revoking DACA Grants
Filed on DACA Renewal Deadline, Lawsuit Will Protect Wrongfully Targeted Young Immigrants
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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