Press Releases

Aug 16, 2023

First Day of Hearing in Angola Prison Case Highlights Abusive Conditions Youth Endure

The hearing was followed by a press conference where community members denounced the state of Louisiana’s decision to transfer and keep kids in Angola

Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Court case: Alex A. v. Edwards

Aug 11, 2023

ACLU and Planned Parenthood Vow Appeal After Court Rules Against Single-Subject Challenge

LINCOLN, Neb. – A state court decision issued today means Nebraska’s new restrictions on gender-related care for transgender youth and abortion access will remain law for now. ...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Reproductive Freedom

Aug 11, 2023

ACLU and EFF File Friend-of-the-Court Brief Opposing Unconstitutional Montana TikTok Ban

MISSOULA, Mont. — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief in the consolidated lawsuits brou...

Issue Areas: National Security Free Speech

Aug 10, 2023

ACLU Applauds Louisiana Governor for Calling on Board of Pardons to Review Clemency Petitions

BATON ROUGE, La. — This week, Gov. Edwards exercised his constitutionally provided executive authority to call on the Louisiana Board of Pardons to review the clemency petitions ...

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment

Aug 10, 2023

Supreme Court Amicus Brief Supports ADA Tester’s Legal Challenge to Hotel Inaccessibility

Civil Rights Organizations File Brief in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer Urging Supreme Court to Hold That Civil Rights Tester Has Standing to Sue Over Hotel’s Discrimination Against People with Disabilities

Issue Areas: Disability Rights

Court case: Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Deborah Laufer

Aug 08, 2023

Idaho Educators File Lawsuit Challenging State Law Censoring Professors’ Speech on Abortion

The law violates educators’ First Amendment right to academic speech by criminalizing teaching and scholarship on pro-abortion viewpoints at Idaho’s public universities.

Issue Areas: Free Speech Reproductive Freedom LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty

Court case: Idaho Federation of Teachers v. Labrador

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