Press Releases
Apr 05, 2023
Idaho Attorney General Prohibits Out-of-State Referrals for Abortion; Health Care Providers Sue
BOISE, ID — Today, a group of health care providers and advocates sued to stop Idaho Attorney General Labrador from applying a legal opinion in which he claims that health care p...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 05, 2023
ACLU Sues Indiana Over Ban on Health Care for Transgender Youth
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Indiana today filed a lawsuit on behalf of four transgender youth and their families, as well as a doctor ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana
Apr 03, 2023
Judge Strikes Down Unconstitutional “Fake News” Law in Puerto Rico
The law would have made it a crime to share information the government deemed false about emergencies in Puerto Rico, including the COVID-19 pandemic and hurricanes
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Rodríguez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia
Apr 03, 2023
ACLU Statement on Second Chance Month
WASHINGTON — April is Second Chance Month, bringing awareness to the barriers to re-entry that formerly incarcerated people face when returning to our communities, and the scarci...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Mar 30, 2023
ACLU Sues Saucon Valley School District for Prohibiting After School Satan Club from Meeting in District Facilities
HELLERTOWN, Pa. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Pennsylvania, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit in federal court today against the Saucon Valley School Dis...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Mar 30, 2023
ACLU Seeks Public Records Regarding Access to Critical Legal Resources in ICE Detention
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union submitted a public records request today, under the Freedom of Information Act, to obtain documents regarding the quality and avai...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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