Jun 22, 2023
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court’s Decision in Jones v. Hendrix
WASHINGTON – Today, in Jones v. Hendrix, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled that federally incarcerated people who are actually innocent – because a prior decisi...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Jones v. Hendrix
Jun 22, 2023
New Records Detail How the FBI Pressures Police to Keep Use of Shady Phone Surveillance Technology a Secret
The records, which the ACLU obtained through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, shed light on the secrecy agreements the FBI forces state and local law enforcement agencies to sign if they want to use cell site simulators
Jun 20, 2023
Federal Judge Overturns Arkansas’ Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Federal Judge Overturns Arkansas’ Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Jun 20, 2023
Judge Grants Southern Utah Drag Stars Preliminary Injunction to Host Drag Show 
Southern Utah Drag Stars will hold its family-friendly drag event on June 30 in St. George, Utah.
Jun 16, 2023
Federal Court Blocks Indiana Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
INDIANAPOLIS – A federal court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking an Indiana law that prohibits health care professionals from providing or even referring transge...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Jun 16, 2023
ACLU, ACLU of Minnesota Respond to DOJ Findings about Minneapolis Police Department
MINNEAPOLIS — The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has found the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) engages in unconstitutional policing. The two-year investigati...
Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform
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