Press Releases
May 16, 2023
ACLU Seeks Contempt Order Against Phoenix over Recent Encampment Sweep
PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Arizona are asking a judge to find the city of Phoenix in contempt of a court order that prohibits it from violati...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
May 15, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal in South Carolina Redistricting Case That Held State Gerrymandered Black Voters
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today said it will hear an appeal to a ruling that ordered South Carolina to redraw its congressional map because the state’s Congressional ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 11, 2023
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Sue Biden Administration Over New Asylum Ban
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Northern California, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and National Immigrant Justice Center filed a legal chal...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 11, 2023
ACLU Files Amicus Supporting Minimum Wage for Incarcerated Workers
OAKLAND, Calif. — The for-profit company Aramark makes $16 billion annually, including through contracts to provide food in jails and prisons across the country.
Among the worker...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
May 10, 2023
ACLU Comment on Biden’s Asylum Ban
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration released its new asylum ban today after tens of thousands of individuals and organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, su...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 09, 2023
Montana Health Care Providers and Families Challenge Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
HELENA – Transgender youth, their families, and their medical providers are challenging a sweeping new Montana law banning transgender youth from accessing age-appropriate gender...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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