Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Aug 30, 2016

Christian Woman Must be Allowed to Wear Religious Headscarf for Driver License Photo, ACLU Lawsuit Says

ALABAMA – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Alabama filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of a Christian woman who was forced by Lee County officials to remove...

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

Court case: Allen v. English

May 18, 2016

House Introduces Bill to Modify RFRA to Prevent Discrimination and Harm

WASHINGTON — With support from the American Civil Liberties Union, Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) today introduced the Do No Harm Act in Congress to ensure t...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty Reproductive Freedom Women's Rights

Jul 07, 2015

State Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Case of Gay Couple Discriminated Against By Bakery

DENVER – The Colorado Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today in a discrimination case brought by a same-sex couple against a cake shop that refused to sell them a cake for t...

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty LGBTQ Rights

Jul 02, 2015

ACLU of Kentucky Files Class Action Suit against Rowan County and its Clerk

Says Denial of Marriage Licenses to same gender and opposite gender couples unconstitutional

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty

Court case: Miller v. Davis

Jul 02, 2015

State Law Banning Sex Offenders from Religious Worship Violates RFRA and the U.S. Constitution

INDIANAPOLIS – A state law that went into effect on July 1 that results in banning some sex offenders from attending religious worship violates both the state’s newly enacted R...

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

Jun 12, 2015

Sikh Student Wins Right to Join ROTC with Beard, Long Hair, and Turban

Court Holds U.S. Army’s Refusal to Accommodate Articles of Faith Infringes Religious Freedom

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

Court case: Singh v. McHugh

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