Press Releases
about Religious Liberty
Mar 20, 2019
ACLU Requests State Department Documents on ‘Faith-Based Media’ Briefing
WASHINGTON — In response to reports that Secretary of State Michael Pompeo held a press briefing restricted to “faith-based media” outlets, the ACLU submitted a Freedom of In...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Mar 20, 2019
ACLU Calls for Investigation Into Religious Freedom Violations by ICE and CBP
WASHINGTON — The ACLU has called on the Department of Homeland Security to launch an investigation into its sub-agencies, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Bord...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Feb 28, 2019
Congress Introduces Legislation to Block Use of Religious Freedom Restoration Act to Discriminate
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress introduced the Do No Harm Act today, which would prevent the use of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to evade compliance with federal...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Feb 07, 2019
ACLU AL Comment on Decision to Stay the Execution of Dominique Ray
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a stay of execution for Dominique Ray.
Ray was scheduled to be put to death today, but ...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Religious Liberty
Jun 28, 2018
United States Supreme Court Declines to Review North Carolina County’s Coercive Prayer Practice
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will not review a ruling that found the county commissioners of Rowan County, North Carolina, violated the Constitution by ...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Court case: Lund, et al. v. Rowan County
May 03, 2018
ACLU Comment on White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order today creating a new Faith and Opportunity Initiative.
Daniel Mach, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Program ...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
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