Nov 22, 2021
ACLU Asks Supreme Court to Review Georgia Law Permitting Executions of Persons with Intellectual Disability
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition for certiorari today in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Rodney Young, a man incarcerated on Georgia’s death...
Nov 19, 2021
ACLU Statement on House Passage of the Build Back Better Act
WASHINGTON — Julie Sweet, deputy national political director at the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement on the passage of the Build Back Better Act in ...
Nov 10, 2021
ACLU, Disability Rights Groups Applaud CVS For Settling Case That Threatened Disability Rights
WASHINGTON — CVS announced today that it will withdraw CVS v. Doe from the Supreme Court docket. This is a major victory for the disability rights community, which has been press...
Issue Areas: Disability Rights
Oct 29, 2021
Disability Rights Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Protections Against Disability Discrimination
WASHINGTON — Disability rights organizations filed friend-of-the-court briefs today urging the Supreme Court to uphold disability rights by rejecting CVS’s attempt to dismantle...
Issue Areas: Disability Rights
Sep 28, 2021
Federal Court Blocks South Carolina’s Ban on Mask Mandates in Schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal district court today granted plaintiffs’ request to block South Carolina’s ban on mask mandates in schools. The court ruled that South Carolina...
Issue Areas: Disability Rights
Sep 13, 2021
Federal Court Blocks Iowa's Law Banning Masking Requirements in Schools
DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal district court today blocked Iowa’s law prohibiting schools from requiring masks. The court ruled that the law violates the civil rights of childre...
Issue Areas: Disability Rights
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