Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Nov 16, 2023

Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Unconstitutional Deactivation

University of Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, and Palestine Legal

Issue Areas: Free Speech National Security Religious Liberty LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues

Nov 15, 2023

House Pulls Extreme Budget Proposal Attacking Reproductive & Gender-Affirming Health Care

WASHINGTON – The Republican leadership of the House of Representatives has been forced to cancel an expected floor vote on an extreme budget bill that funds the Department of Hea...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Reproductive Freedom

Nov 01, 2023

ACLU Open Letter to Colleges and Universities: Reject Efforts to Restrict Constitutionally Protected Speech on Campuses

Organization Warns Against Investigations of Pro-Palestinian Student Groups For Speech On College Campuses

Issue Areas: Free Speech National Security LGBTQ Rights

Nov 01, 2023

Tennessee Families and Doctors Urge Supreme Court to Block Ban on Essential Health Care for Transgender Youth

WASHINGTON – Transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers today asked the Supreme Court of the United States to block a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming m...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti

Oct 24, 2023

West Virginia Family Challenges Ban on Transgender Student-Athletes at Fourth Circuit

RICHMOND, Va. – On Friday, Oct. 27, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on behalf of Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 13-year-old transgender girl from West Virginia, ...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education

Sep 28, 2023

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Request to Block Tennessee Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected a request from families and medical providers to block a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care ...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti

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