Press Releases
Jan 23, 2025
ACLU Blasts Trump Administration Threats Against State and Local Officials
Memo and Public Letter to DOJ Affirm That States Have No Obligation to Help Carry Out Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 23, 2025
Landmark Settlement Secures Fair Voting Maps in Nassau County
Settlement requires a fair map, replaces a partisan gerrymander that diluted political power of voters of color
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: New York Communities for Change v. Nassau County
Jan 22, 2025
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Fast-Track Deportation Policy
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of the District of Columbia, and the New York Civil Liberties Union today sued the Trump administration over its plan to mas...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Make the Road New York v. Benjamine Huffman
Jan 22, 2025
Court Rules Warrantless Section 702 Searches Violated the Fourth Amendment
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — In a long-awaited ruling in United States v. Hasbajrami, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York last night held that warrantless queries â€...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jan 20, 2025
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Birthright Citizenship Executive Order
New order puts newborns in harm’s way, is unconstitutional, and flouts fundamental American values
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 20, 2025
ACLU Statement on the Passing of Cecile Richards
NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union mourns the loss of Cecile Richards, a one-in-a-generation leader whose passion, resilience, and vision transformed the landscape of ...
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North CarolinaJan 2025
Youth Incarceration
Griffin v. North Carolina Board of ElectionsGriffin v. North Carolina Board of Elections
Justice Allison Riggs recently won a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, but losing candidate Judge Jefferson Griffin refuses to concede. He seeks to invalidate tens of thousands of votes retroactively and overturn the election in the absence of any evidence of fraud or impropriety. The ACLU and the ACLU of North Carolina have filed an amicus brief on behalf of scholars of democratic backsliding who warn that Griffin’s maneuvers are part of a troubling trend of democratic erosion in North Carolina. -
U.S. Supreme CourtJan 2025
Youth Incarceration
Perttu v RichardsPerttu v Richards
The Seventh Amendment gives people a constitutional right to a jury trial in civil cases seeking money damages. The Supreme Court will now decide whether incarcerated plaintiffs have a right to a jury trial on questions of administrative exhaustion under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, when the facts underlying exhaustion would also decide the merits of their case. -
Washington, D.C.Jan 2025
Youth Incarceration
Make the Road New York v. Benjamine HuffmanMake the Road New York v. Benjamine Huffman
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News & CommentaryJan 2025
Youth Incarceration
Trump's Executive Orders Promoting Sex Discrimination, ExplainedTrump's Executive Orders Promoting Sex Discrimination, Explained
A new executive order lays out a plan to erase transgender people’s existence under the law