Press Releases

Mar 17, 2023

ACLU Applauds Reinstatement of HUD Rule Strengthening Protection from Housing Discrimination

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union applauded a final rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development reinstating longstanding standards for challenging hou...

Issue Areas: Women's Rights Racial Justice

Mar 16, 2023

Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Rally in D.C., Demand the Biden Administration Not Ban Asylum or Lock Up Families

WASHINGTON — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International USA, Fair Immigration Reform Movement, RAICES, Community Change, Immigration Hub, Detention Watch Ne...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Mar 16, 2023

Florida's "Stop W.O.K.E." Censorship Bill Continues to Be Blocked After Eleventh Circuit Decision

The victory supports challenges to discriminatory classroom censorship efforts nationwide.

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Court case: Pernell v. Lamb

Mar 14, 2023

U.S. Army Ends Sexist “Leaders First” Policy in Combat Units After Challenge by Women Servicemembers

DoD Action Removes Final Barrier to Women’s Equal Access to Combat Roles in the Army

Issue Areas: Women's Rights

Court case: Service Women's Action Network v. Esper

Mar 13, 2023

ACLU Responds to Life Sentence for Sayfullo Saipov

NEW YORK — Today, the jury deciding the fate of Sayfullo Saipov has returned a non-unanimous verdict which means an automatic imposition of a sentence of life without the possibi...

Issue Areas: Capital Punishment

Mar 08, 2023

Florida Sheriff Settles Lawsuit for Unlawfully Profiling and Detaining Florida Resident Born Abroad

Marion County Sheriff’s Office changed its policies and paid damages after getting sued for unlawfully detaining a U.S. resident for ICE

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Court case: Brooks v. Woods

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