Press Releases
about Religious Liberty
Mar 21, 2017
Second and Final Judge Approves Settlement on NYPD Muslim Surveillance
New Rules Guard Against Unconstitutional Police Surveillance
Issue Areas:
National Security
Religious Liberty
Mar 10, 2017
South Dakota Becomes First State This Year to Enact Anti-LGBT Legislation
South Dakota is First State in a Series of Anti-LGBT Bills Advancing Through Legislatures Across the Country
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Jan 09, 2017
ACLU Acts to Block Court Order That Permits Discrimination Against Women, Transgender People Seeking Health Care
FORT WORTH, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a motion to stay a nationwide court order preventing the federal government from enforcing an Affordable Care A...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Court case: Franciscan Alliance v. Burwell
Nov 17, 2016
ACLU Comment on Japanese Internment, Muslim Registry Comments from Trump Backer
WASHINGTON —A prominent backer of Donald Trump, Carl Higbie, recently cited the Japanese-American internment camps created during World War II as precedent for reviving a discred...
Nov 04, 2016
ACLU Urges Justice Department to Investigate Militarized Response at Standing Rock Protest
ACLU and Leadership Conference Call for End to Law Enforcement Response to Peaceful Protestors With Weapons of War
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
About the ACLU
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