Press Releases
Apr 13, 2023
ACLU Commends Biden Action on DACA Health Coverage
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced today that hundreds of thousands of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients will be eligible for affordable healt...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 13, 2023
ACLU Comment on Fifth Circuit Decision on Mifepristone
NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling overnight on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Danco request to stay an order issued by a lower court that bloc...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 11, 2023
ACLU and Civil Society Groups Urge Montana House To Vote “NO” on Unconstitutional Bill Banning TikTok for All Montana Residents
WASHINGTON — In a letter sent to the Montana House of Representatives today, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and half a dozen free speech and civil liberties...
Apr 11, 2023
ACLU Report Finds Significant Strides in Clemency Trends in 2022
NEW YORK — According to a nationwide report released by the American Civil Liberties Union’s Redemption Campaign, the United States saw significant strides in the use of clemen...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 07, 2023
ACLU Comment on Court Decision Blocking Approval of Mifepristone, a Medication Used in Half of Abortions in the United States
Decision does not take effect for seven days
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 06, 2023
US Supreme Court Rejects West Virginia’s Effort to Deny a 12-Year-Old Trans Girl Her Right to Play
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court has rejected an effort by West Virginia’s Attorney General to block a 12-year-old transgender girl from continuing to partici...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education
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