Press Releases | American Civil Liberties Union

Sep 23, 2021

Muslim Americans File Supreme Court Brief Challenging Religious Discrimination in FBI v. Fazaga

At Stake is Whether the U.S. Government can Escape Accountability for Secretly Spying on Americans Due to Their Religious Beliefs

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty National Security

Court case: FBI v. Fazaga

Jul 27, 2021

ACLU of Michigan Files Complaint with State of Michigan Regarding Hospital’s Denial of Critical Healthcare to Female Patient

Ascension Providence Hospital is Governed by Religious Directives but Bans Tubal Ligations While Permitting Physicians to Provide Vasectomies

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom Religious Liberty

Jun 07, 2021

ACLU to Defend Religious Freedom in Landmark Supreme Court Case

WASHINGTON — In what will likely be a landmark court decision concerning religious freedoms in the United States, the Supreme Court said today it will hear the case of Fazaga v. ...

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

Mar 26, 2021

ACLU of Arkansas Statement on Governor Hutchinson Signing Health Care Refusal Bill

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The ACLU of Arkansas issued the following statement regarding the Governor Hutchinson signing Senate Bill 289 into law. “There is no sugarcoating this: this...

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty LGBTQ Rights

Mar 15, 2021

ACLU of Arkansas Statement on Legislature’s Passage of Broad Health Care Refusal Bill

LITTLE ROCK – The ACLU of Arkansas issued the following statement regarding passage of Senate Bill 289, which would allow health care providers to deny health care services to pe...

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

Mar 05, 2021

ACLU of Georgia Opposes Senate Bill 200, an Extreme, Dangerous, and Unnecessary Bill that Endangers Public Health and Safety

ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia opposes Senate Bill 200, a bill with extreme, dangerous, and unnecessary government restrictions on religion. “Under Senate Bill 200, religious in...

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

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