Jul 11, 2019
ACLU Files Preemptive Lawsuit to Protect Refugees from Massive Trump ICE Raids
NEW YORK — In anticipation of the Trump administration’s threatened mass arrest of thousands of families and children, four immigration legal aid nonprofit organizations filed ...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Jul 11, 2019
ACLU Cautions Against Flag Desecration Charges in Fishers
INDIANAPOLIS – The ACLU of Indiana raised concerns regarding recent flag desecration charges. Two men in Fishers, Indiana were arrested and charged with arson and flag desecratio...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Jul 11, 2019
Delta Passengers Win Settlement Barring Involuntary, Suspicionless ID Checks by CBP After Domestic Flights
CBP Issues New Protocols Restricting Domestic Flight Passenger Identification Checks Following ACLU Lawsuit
Jul 09, 2019
ACLU Comment on Trump Census Lawyer Swap Ruling
NEW YORK — A federal court has ruled that the Trump administration must satisfactorily explain why it has removed its census lawyer team. The American Civil Liberties Union, New ...
Jul 09, 2019
ACLU Opposes Department of Housing and Urban Development Proposed Rule on Mixed-Status Families in Public Housing and Section 8 Programs
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public comment strongly opposing the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed rule change on eligibility requirements for...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Jul 08, 2019
Federal Court Rules Florida County Public Meeting Policy Discriminates Based on Religion
MIAMI – The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled today that the Brevard County, Fla., Commissioners’ policy of using religious beliefs to determine who can offer...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
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