Press Releases
Apr 20, 2016
ACLU Responds to Final Supplemental Briefing in Zubik v. Burwell Supreme Court Case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today received supplemental reply briefs in Zubik v. Burwell, a case brought by religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations that object on relig...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 19, 2016
Federal Court of Appeals Rules In Favor of Transgender Student in Virginia Restroom Access Case
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal court of appeals today ruled in favor of transgender male student Gavin Grimm in his challenge to Gloucester High School’s discriminatory restroom pol...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 18, 2016
Sponsor Pulls Bill Restricting Transgender Students’ Access to Restrooms
NASHVILLE – Today Rep. Susan Lynn took HB 2414, the bill that would have prohibited transgender students from accessing restrooms and other sex-segregated facilities that corresp...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 14, 2016
ACLU Sues for Bureau of Prisons Documents on Approval of CIA Torture Site
The Senate Torture Report Details the Visit by Bureau of Prisons Personnel to the Detention Site COBALT in Afghanistan, Yet Bureau Denies Any Documentation Exists
Issue Areas:
National Security
Apr 13, 2016
Fresno Judge Rules State May Be to Blame for Fresno’s Flawed Public Defense System
FRESNO – A Fresno judge has ruled against the state of California in its effort to avoid responsibility for ensuring that people who can’t afford to hire their own lawyers are ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 13, 2016
ACLU Responds to Supplemental Briefing in Zubik v. Burwell Supreme Court Case
WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court yesterday received supplemental briefs in Zubik v. Burwell, a case brought by religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations that obj...
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News & CommentaryJan 2025
Women in the Military
Trump’s Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Accessibility Efforts, ExplainedTrump’s Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Accessibility Efforts, Explained
These orders represent a deliberate attempt to undo progress on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and create new barriers to opportunity. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
Women in the Military
The High Costs of Abortion BansThe High Costs of Abortion Bans
For individuals, couples and communities facing the nation's most restrictive abortion bans, access to abortion care is not just politics, it’s personal. -
North CarolinaJan 2025
Women in the Military
Griffin v. North Carolina Board of Elections (Amicus)Griffin v. North Carolina Board of Elections (Amicus)
Justice Allison Riggs recently won a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, but losing candidate Judge Jefferson Griffin refuses to concede. He seeks to invalidate tens of thousands of votes retroactively and overturn the election in the absence of any evidence of fraud or impropriety. The ACLU and the ACLU of North Carolina have filed an amicus brief on behalf of scholars of democratic backsliding who warn that Griffin’s maneuvers are part of a troubling trend of democratic erosion in North Carolina. -
U.S. Supreme CourtJan 2025
Women in the Military
Perttu v RichardsPerttu v Richards
The Seventh Amendment gives people a constitutional right to a jury trial in civil cases seeking money damages. The Supreme Court will now decide whether incarcerated plaintiffs have a right to a jury trial on questions of administrative exhaustion under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, when the facts underlying exhaustion would also decide the merits of their case.