Press Releases
Jan 16, 2024
ACLU-NJ Statement on the Signing of Youth Alcohol Possession Legislation Following Conditional Veto to Remove Fines and Criminal Penalties
NEWARK – ACLU-NJ Campaign Strategist Ami Kachalia issued the following statement on the signing of legislation concerning youth alcohol possession (S3954/A5610) after a condition...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Jan 16, 2024
Busy Philipps Named as ACLU Artist Ambassador for Reproductive Freedom
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union announced that Busy Philipps — New York Times bestselling author, actor, activist, and writer — will join the organization’s A...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jan 16, 2024
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Title IX Victory for Transgender Rights
WASHINGTON – The United States Supreme Court has declined to review a federal court ruling in favor of a transgender student and his family challenging a discriminatory restroom ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jan 12, 2024
Civil Rights Groups File Preliminary Injunction to Block Texas’ Anti-Immigrant Law S.B. 4 From Taking Effect
AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the ACLU, and the Texas Civil Rights Project today filed a preliminary injunction in federal court to block Texas’ ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 10, 2024
ACLU Urges Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Protect Right to Privacy in Internet Searches
ACLU and librarians file amicus in Pennsylvania v. Kurtz, asking the state Supreme Court to protect people seeking information online
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Court case: Commonwealth v. Kurtz
Jan 10, 2024
ACLU Statement in Support of Additional Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program
The American Civil Liberties Union thanks Representatives Yvette Clarke and Brian Fitzpatrick, as well as Senators Peter Welch and J.D. Vance, for introducing the bipartisan and bi...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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