Press Releases

Jul 02, 2015

ACLU of Kentucky Files Class Action Suit against Rowan County and its Clerk

Says Denial of Marriage Licenses to same gender and opposite gender couples unconstitutional

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Religious Liberty

Jul 02, 2015

State Law Banning Sex Offenders from Religious Worship Violates RFRA and the U.S. Constitution

INDIANAPOLIS – A state law that went into effect on July 1 that results in banning some sex offenders from attending religious worship violates both the state’s newly enacted R...

Issue Areas: Religious Liberty

Jul 01, 2015

ACLU Letter to County Clerks: You Are Legally Required to Issue Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples

Letters Clarify Legal Obligations Under Constitution

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Jun 30, 2015

DOJ Filing Supports Transgender Student’s Right to Appropriate Restroom Facilities in ACLU Case

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in federal court explaining that transgender students must be allowed to use the restroom that correspo...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board

Jun 30, 2015

State Court Bars Enforcement of Florida 24-Hour Abortion Mandatory Delay Law, 1 Day Before Set to Go into Effect

Temporary injunction comes in lawsuit brought by ACLU and Center for Reproductive Rights, prevents law from being enforced while lawsuit continues

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Jun 30, 2015

ACLU Files Suit Against Governor Jindal Over Unconstitutional Marriage Executive Order

BATON ROUGE, La.—The ACLU Foundation of Louisiana, Forum for Equality Foundation, and 6 individual plaintiffs today filed suit challenging Governor Bobby Jindal’s “Ma...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

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