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about Racial Justice
Apr 24, 2025
Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Department of Education’s Unlawful Directive
CONCORD, N.H. – In a victory for students, parents, and educators, a federal judge has granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the U.S. Department ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Apr 04, 2025
ACLU Reacts to Updated OMB Guidance for AI Use by Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON — Today, the Trump administration released updated guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on federal agencies' uses of artificial intelligence (AI). T...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Apr 02, 2025
Researchers Challenge NIH’s Politically Driven Grant Cancellations
Lawsuit demands restoration of funding and a court order barring NIH from terminating any further awards in this manner
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: APHA v. NIH
Mar 19, 2025
Complaint Filed Against Intuit and HireVue Over Biased AI Hiring Technology That Works Worse for Deaf and Non-White Applicants
Civil rights advocates allege Intuit used HireVue’s discriminatory AI hiring technology, violating the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, the ADA, and Title VII
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Racial Justice
Mar 05, 2025
ACLU and NEA Sue U.S. Department of Education Over Unlawful Attack on Educational Equity
CONCORD, N.H. – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of New Hampshire, the ACLU of Massachusetts, the National Education Association (NEA), and the National Educat...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Feb 06, 2025
New Report Finds Nevada’s Lithium Mine Permit Violates Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
HRW and ACLU Outline How Mine Was Permitted Without Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Human Rights
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CaliforniaMay 2025
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
Coalition On Homelessness V. City And County Of San Francisco. Explore Case.Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of San Francisco
Coalition on Homelessness is a challenge to the City and County of San Francisco’s efforts to criminalize homelessness through an array of unconstitutional practices, including confiscating and destroying the personal property of unhoused people without adequate notice or due process, and citing and arresting unhoused people for sleeping in public. -
News & CommentaryMay 2025
Racial Justice
‘devastated’ And ‘hopeless.’ Researchers Speak Out On Funding Cuts. Explore News & Commentary.‘Devastated’ and ‘Hopeless.’ Researchers Speak Out on Funding Cuts
The National Institute of Health (NIH) abruptly cancelled millions of dollars in grants for research that it claims are related to “gender identity” or “diversity, equity and inclusion.” The ACLU sued. -
News & CommentaryApr 2025
Racial Justice
Educators Speak Out On Harms Of Unlawful Education Department Directive. Explore News & Commentary.Educators Speak Out on Harms of Unlawful Education Department Directive
The “Dear Colleague Letter” seeks to dictate teaching, curriculum, and school climate, and limit academic free expression. -
PodcastMay 2025
Racial Justice
Know Your Rights
Know Your Right To Transportation Justice With Deborah Archer And Sister Helen Jones. Explore Podcast.Know Your Right To Transportation Justice with Deborah Archer and Sister Helen Jones