Press Releases

Mar 06, 2024

Chaplains, Civil Rights, and Faith Groups Oppose Public-School Chaplain Programs

Legislation allowing clergy in schools violates students’ and families’ religious-freedom rights.

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

Mar 06, 2024

Human Rights Advocates Urge Congress to Support Establishment of a National Human Rights Institution

Coalition’s call to action comes during congressional briefing on lack of progress in implementing U.S. human rights treaty obligations

Issue Areas: Human Rights

Mar 05, 2024

ACLU Slams House for Latest Plan to Ban TikTok and Stifle Free Speech

WASHINGTON — The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced it would be voting on a bill this Thursday that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. This bill, which...

Issue Areas: National Security Free Speech LGBTQ Rights

Mar 05, 2024

Advocates Seek Public Records from DOJ on Implementation of Directives Changing Mandatory Minimum Charging and Sentencing Policies

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Federal Public & Community Defenders submitted a Freedom of Inf...

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Smart Justice

Mar 04, 2024

Civil Rights Groups Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Block Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law S.B. 4 in Texas

Request comes days after Fifth Circuit Court issued an administrative stay, which would have allowed law to go into effect this weekend

Mar 04, 2024

ACLU Commends Biden Administration’s New Rules Protecting Religious Freedom for People Who Use Government-Funded Social Services

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union commends the Biden administration’s finalized rules to restore religious freedom protections for people who use federally funded...

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

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