Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Sep 14, 2023

Families and Medical Providers Urge Montana Court to Block Ban on Gender-Affirming Care

HELENA – Attorneys representing transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers will urge a Montana state court to block enforcement of the state’s recent ban on...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Van Garderen et al v. State of Montana

Aug 30, 2023

Sex Workers and Legal Advocates File Federal Trade Commission Complaint Against Mastercard

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union, Hacking//Hustling, and a coalition of sex-worker-led, anti-trafficking, and LGBTQ organizations urge the Federal Trade Commission...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Privacy & Technology Racial Justice Women's Rights

Aug 29, 2023

Families and Advocates Urge Appeals Court to Block Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care

CINCINNATI – Lawyers representing transgender adolescents, their parents, and a medical provider will urge the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s injuncti...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti

Aug 25, 2023

Texas District Court Grants Injunction to Pause Ban on Transgender Youth Medical Care

AUSTIN, Texas — The 201st Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas granted an injunction this afternoon to pause the state’s unconstitutional medical care ban targeting ...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Loe v. Texas

Aug 21, 2023

ACLU Submits Amicus Brief Supporting Constitutionality of Restrictions on Gun Possession by Individuals Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

NEW YORK — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Rahimi, a Second Amendment challenge to the federal l...

Issue Areas: Women's Rights Criminal Law Reform LGBTQ Rights

Court case: United States v. Rahimi

Aug 18, 2023

ACLU and Planned Parenthood File Notice of Appeal After Court Rules Against Single-Subject Challenge

LINCOLN, Neb. – Today, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and its medical director, Dr. Sarah Traxler, filed a notice of appeal to the Nebraska Supreme Court following a Lancast...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Hilgers

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