Press Releases

Sep 10, 2023

ACLU Statement on the 22nd Commemoration of 9/11

WASHINGTON — In commemoration of the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Project...

Issue Areas: National Security

Sep 08, 2023

Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Medication Abortion Case

The case could lead to mifepristone, a pill used in most abortion care, being severely restricted in every state despite decades-long strong safety record.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Court case: Danco Laboratories, LLC, v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine; U.S. FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine

Sep 08, 2023

Judge Orders Louisiana to Remove Children from Angola Prison by September 15

The judge found the state’s treatment of the children amounted to cruel and unusual punishment

Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice

Sep 08, 2023

Florida Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Abortion Ban Challenge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a case brought by abortion providers challenging the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregna...

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Court case: Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, et al. v. State of Florida, et al.

Sep 08, 2023

ACLU Celebrates Senate Doing Its Job and Appointing a Fifth FCC Commissioner

WASHINGTON — After being deadlocked for over two years, Congress finally confirmed a fifth commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday. With the confirm...

Issue Areas: Privacy & Technology Free Speech

Sep 07, 2023

ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Affirm Right to Observe Police During Protest

In a police retaliation case, the ACLU asks the court to protect the right to observe police activity in public, and to reconsider the doctrine of “qualified immunity.”

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Court case: Molina v. Book

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