Press Releases
Jan 17, 2025
ACLU Statement on Senate Advancing Laken Riley Act to Final Vote
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted today to advance S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, teeing the bill up for a final vote on Monday. The first immigration bill of the new Congress, the ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 17, 2025
ACLU Slams Supreme Court TikTok Ruling
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued a major blow to freedom of expression online today by refusing to block legislation that will effectively ban TikTok in the United States be...
Court case: TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
Jan 17, 2025
ACLU Applauds President Biden’s Decision to Grant Clemency to Nearly 2,500 People
WASHINGTON – President Biden announced today that he will commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people impacted by the failed war on drugs – a war that devastated communities b...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Jan 16, 2025
ACLU Comment on Presidential Executive Order to Strengthen Digital ID Regulations
WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden Administration announced an Executive Order on strengthening cybersecurity regulations for critical infrastructure sectors and establishing federal ...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jan 16, 2025
ACLU Statement on Federal Court Allowing Medication Abortion Case to Continue in Amarillo, Texas
The ruling issued by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk threatens access to care across the country.
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jan 15, 2025
ACLU FOIA Litigation Continues to Disclose ICE Proposals to Expand Immigration Detention Nationwide
More Information Disclosed as President-elect Donald Trump Prepares to Enact Mass Deportations on Day One
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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News & CommentaryJan 2025
Internet Privacy
How to Take Action on Inauguration Day and BeyondHow to Take Action on Inauguration Day and Beyond
Our civil liberties and civil rights are on the line. The ACLU’s guide helps to connect you with ways to advocate for our freedoms. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
Internet Privacy
"This is the Moment to Be 100 Percent In." How One of the ACLU’s Immigrants' Rights Experts is Fighting For Our Freedoms."This is the Moment to Be 100 Percent In." How One of the ACLU’s Immigrants' Rights Experts is Fighting For Our Freedoms.
At 13, Maribel Hernández Rivera thought that no one cared about her struggles as an undocumented person living in the U.S. Today, as an advocate for immigrants’ rights, she’s showing communities across the country that someone out there does care. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
Internet Privacy
Privacy & Technology
Banning TikTok is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In.Banning TikTok is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In.
Our First Amendment right to express ourselves must be protected. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
Internet Privacy
Supreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the InternetSupreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the Internet
In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the court will hear arguments about whether a law that requires age-verification before accessing sexual speech online is constitutional. We are in court to protect free speech on and offline.