Press Releases
Sep 16, 2016
ACLU Seeks Intervention in Lawsuit Targeting Anti-Discrimination Protections for Transgender People and Women
FORT WORTH, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a motion to intervene in a case challenging a section of the Affordable Care Act that prohibits health care ent...
Court case: Franciscan Alliance v. Burwell
Sep 15, 2016
Arizona Attorney General Issues Opinion Establishing Constitutional Standards for Enforcement of Key SB 1070 Provisions, Ending Lawsuit
Immigrants’ and civil rights groups vow to monitor enforcement of “show me your papers” law
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Valle del Sol v. Whiting et al.
Sep 15, 2016
Notorious Private Prison Closes Today in Walnut Grove, Mississippi
WALNUT GROVE, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Corrections closed Walnut Grove Correctional Facility today, a prison operated under contract with the state by the Management...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Sep 14, 2016
High-Profile Campaign Calls on Obama to Pardon Edward Snowden
ACLU, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch announce campaign supported by George Soros, Steve Wozniak, Bruce Ackerman, Timothy Edgar, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daniel Radcliffe, Joyce Carol Oates, Danny Glover, Jimmy Wales, Eve Ensler, others
Issue Areas:
National Security
Sep 13, 2016
Chelsea Manning Ends Hunger Strike; Government Agrees to Move Forward With Recommended Gender Affirming Surgery
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike today, having secured assurances from the Army that she will receive the medically prescribed...
Sep 13, 2016
ACLU Asks Supreme Court Not to Review Decision Protecting Transgender Student’s Restroom Access
WASHINGTON — In a brief filed with the Supreme Court today, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Virginia argue that the Supreme Court should not step in to review ...
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