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Jul 25, 2023
Advocates Challenge Discriminatory Eviction Screening Policies Enforced by Two Cook County Landlords
CHICAGO – In two historic filings, housing advocates are challenging policies of two large landlords in Cook County, Illinois that automatically reject applicants who have any pr...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice Women's Rights
Jun 30, 2023
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Student Debt Relief Plan
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today struck down the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan, which would have allowed eligible borrowers to cancel up to $20,000 in deb...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Jun 30, 2023
ACLU Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis
Washington, D.C. – The Supreme Court this morning issued its ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis. David Cole, Legal Director for the American Civil Liberties Union, offered the foll...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Women's Rights Racial Justice Disability Rights Free Speech Religious Liberty
Court case: 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis
Jun 29, 2023
ACLU Comment on President Biden’s Response to the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affirmative Action
WASHINGTON — Today, President Biden delivered strong remarks in response to the Supreme Court rulings in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions ...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Court case: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard; Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC
Jun 29, 2023
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Harvard and UNC’s Affirmative Action Policies
WASHINGTON — Today, the Supreme Court issued two rulings in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC restricting schools’ ability to full...
Issue Areas: Racial Justice
Court case: Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard; Students for Fair Admissions v. UNC
Jun 16, 2023
Florida Educators Urge Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold Preliminary Block of Unlawful “Stop W.O.K.E.” Censorship Law
ORLANDO, Fla. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and Ballard Spahr urge the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh ...
Issue Areas: Free Speech Racial Justice Religious Liberty LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Pernell v. Lamb
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