Press Releases
Nov 13, 2015
Supreme Court Will Hear Case That Could Allow States to Strip Away Abortion Access
Texas Case Will Decide Whether States Can Impose Medically Unnecessary Regulations that Force Clinics to Shut Down
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc., v. Strange
Nov 12, 2015
ACLU CBP Body-Camera Announcement Fails to Address Accountability Crisis
LAS CRUCES, NM—Today, Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske announced additional phases to further study the use of body-worn and other camera technologies at U.S. Customs and Border P...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 12, 2015
ACLU Asks Obama to Pardon Puerto Rican Independence Activist
The American Civil Liberties Union today made a plea asking for a presidential pardon to commute the disproportionate sentence and order the release of Puerto Rican Independence ac...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Human Rights
Nov 10, 2015
ACLU Comment on President Obama’s Support of the Equality Act
WASHINGTON — Today, President Obama endorsed the federal Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans and expa...
Nov 10, 2015
ACLU Files Complaint on Behalf of Black Transgender Woman Illegally Profiled and Jailed in Iowa
Civil Rights Complaint Says Hotel Discriminated Against Meagan Taylor Based on Her Gender Identity and Race
Nov 06, 2015
Supreme Court Accepts Challenges to Affordable Care Act’s Contraceptive Coverage Requirement
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear cases brought by employers who object for religious reasons to providing contraception coverage for their em...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Zubik v. Burwell
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