Press Releases
Feb 09, 2017
ACLU Comment on Trump Muslim Ban Appeals Court Ruling
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court today declined to reinstate President Trump’s Muslim ban.
Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, had this reacti...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 09, 2017
ACLU Response to Executive Orders on Crime Task Forces
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump signed an executive order to form a task force on violent crime and another executive order to form a task force on violence against police offi...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 07, 2017
ACLU, Groups File New Challenge to Trump Muslim Ban
BALTIMORE — The American Civil Liberties Union and other partner organizations today filed a new federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s Muslim ban executive order, charg...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 07, 2017
Groups Sue Trump EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt for Denying Public Access to Polluter Emails
Center for Media and Democracy and ACLU Say Oklahoma AG Broke the Law in Failing to Release Emails and Other Documents
Feb 07, 2017
Landfill Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against Community Activists, Agrees to Environmental Protections
ACLU Represents Residents of Low-Income, Majority Black Alabama Town in Settlement Victory
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 04, 2017
ACLU Comment on Seattle Judge’s Ruling Blocking Trump Muslim Ban
NEW YORK — A federal judge in Seattle last night temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban executive order.
Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ R...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse And Inhumane Conditions At Largest Immigration Detention Center In The U.s.. Explore News & Commentary.Detained Immigrants Detail Physical Abuse and Inhumane Conditions at Largest Immigration Detention Center in the U.S.
In a letter calling to end immigration detention at Fort Bliss, interviews with 45 people report physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, and intimidation to self-deport. -
South CarolinaDec 2025
Voting Rights
Naacp South Carolina State Conference V. Wilson. Explore Case.NAACP South Carolina State Conference v. Wilson
All voters with disabilities have the right to receive assistance voting from a person of their choice. South Carolina prohibits some voters with disabilities from receiving assistance and limits who voters can rely on for assistance. Voters with disabilities and the NAACP South Carolina State Conference sued to challenge those laws under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act and protect disabled voters’ right to assistance. -
Court CaseDec 2025
Free Speech
Foia Request For Dhs Records On Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration Or Law Enforcement Activity And/or Publish Information. Explore Case.FOIA Request for DHS Records on Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration or Law Enforcement Activity and/or Publish Information
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News & CommentaryDec 2025
Racial Justice
Ai Is Infringing On Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That. Explore News & Commentary.AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.