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Apr 09, 2025
ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Reject Mandatory Opt-Outs from Maryland School District’s Inclusive English Language Arts Curriculum
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Maryland filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today in Mahmoud v. Taylor, urging the court to reject a ch...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Court case: Mahmoud v. Taylor
Aug 13, 2024
ACLU Announces Roadmap for Protecting and Expanding LGBTQ Freedom Under a Harris Administration
The roadmap continues the ACLU’s 2024 election policy memo series exploring likely policies from a potential Trump or Harris administration.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty
Jul 25, 2024
ACLU Announces Chase Strangio As Co-Director of LGBTQ & HIV Project
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today announced the promotion of attorney Chase Strangio to the role of Co-Director for the LGBTQ & HIV Project. Formerly the De...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty
May 15, 2024
ACLU Applauds Ruling Affirming Importance of LGBTQ Representation in Maryland School District’s ELA Curriculum
RICHMOND, Va. — In a victory for inclusion and diversity in public education, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed that Montgomery County Public Schools may ...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Court case: Mahmoud v. Taylor
May 08, 2024
Fourth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Gay Teacher from North Carolina Catholic School
RICHMOND – The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a discrimination claim brought by a teacher at a North Carolina Catholic school who was fired shortly after announcing...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty
Court case: Billard v. Charlotte Catholic High School
Jan 09, 2024
Comment on Biden Administration Partial Repeal of Unlawful Trump Rule Allowing Refusals of Health Care
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced it would partially repeal a dangerous and unnecessary Trump-era rule, which numerous courts had declared unlawful, that would have...
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty
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