Press Releases
Sep 29, 2017
Federal Court Blocks Florida Law Imposing Onerous Restrictions on Anyone Who Assists a Woman Contemplating Abortion
Criminal Law Would Have Forced a Woman’s Trusted Advisors to Register, Pay fee, and Deliver State-Mandated Speech Before Assisting a Woman Contemplating Abortion
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Fulwider v. Senior
Sep 28, 2017
ACLU of Louisiana Condemns School Official’s Threats to Students’ First Amendment Rights
Bossier Parish School District threatens to punish students who “take a knee” in protest of racial injustice
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 28, 2017
Federal Court Strikes Down Kentucky’s Mandatory Ultrasound Requirement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal court today issued an order that strikes down an anti-abortion law that forced doctors to display and describe a patient’s ultrasound, as well as to...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Sep 28, 2017
ACLU Challenges Miami-Dade Court’s Removal of Public Defenders from People Facing Criminal Charges, Forcing Them to Represent Themselves
This unconstitutional practice places a particular burden on people who don’t speak English.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Rodriguez v. Hague
Sep 26, 2017
ACLU Comment on Homeland Security Notice on Immigrants’ Social Media Information
WASHINGTON — Faiz Shakir, American Civil Liberties Union national political director, had the following reaction to the Department of Homeland Security’s notice on immigrants...
Sep 26, 2017
Complaint Filed Against Trump Administration To Protest ICE’s Treatment of Pregnant Women
Groups Report Inhumane Conditions, Inadequate Medical Care, and Failure to Implement Agency Policy Limiting the Detention of Pregnant Women
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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PodcastDec 2025
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Inside An Ice Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions. Explore News & Commentary.Inside an ICE Detention Center: Detained People Describe Severe Medical Neglect, Harrowing Conditions
Seven people detail what it’s like to be held in a California immigration detention center. One man who likely has prostate cancer has continuously been denied medication and urgent treatment. -
MarylandDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Demarinis. Explore Case.United States v. DeMarinis
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) sued Maryland demanding the release of its full, unredacted voter file, which includes the highly sensitive and personal data of every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of DOJ’s effort to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Maryland and around the country. -
MaineDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Bellows (amicus). Explore Case.United States v. Bellows (Amicus)
Representing the ACLU of Maine, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of Maine filed an amicus brief in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Maine turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including with voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.