Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Mar 17, 2023

ACLU Applauds Reinstatement of HUD Rule Strengthening Protection from Housing Discrimination

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union applauded a final rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development reinstating longstanding standards for challenging hou...

Issue Areas: Women's Rights Racial Justice

Mar 14, 2023

U.S. Army Ends Sexist “Leaders First” Policy in Combat Units After Challenge by Women Servicemembers

DoD Action Removes Final Barrier to Women’s Equal Access to Combat Roles in the Army

Issue Areas: Women's Rights

Court case: Service Women's Action Network v. Esper

Mar 02, 2023

ACLU Warns Houston School District About Discriminatory Dress Code Enforcement and Mistreatment of Black Student Athlete

HOUSTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Texas issued a warning today to the Spring Branch Independent School District on behalf of a high school student who ...

Issue Areas: Women's Rights Free Speech

Jan 19, 2023

ACLU Applauds Release of Proposed HUD Rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 19, 2023 CONTACTGillian Branstetter, ACLU, gbranstetter@aclu.org WASHINGTON — Today the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a ...

Issue Areas: Racial Justice Women's Rights

Dec 22, 2022

ACLU Applauds Senate Passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act

These bills will expand and protect rights for pregnant and nursing workers forced to choose between their health and their job

Issue Areas: Women's Rights

Dec 08, 2022

ACLU Condemns Failure to Vote on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in the Senate

WASHINGTON — Despite bipartisan support in Congress and overwhelming public support, a vote on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act called for by Sen. Bob Casey and supported by Sen...

Issue Areas: Women's Rights

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