Press Releases

Feb 24, 2023

Oklahoma’s Classroom Censorship Act is Unconstitutional and Remains a Threat to our First and 14th Amendment Rights

To protect students and teachers from unlawful censorship and racial discrimination, a lawsuit brought by civil rights and social justice groups must be allowed to proceed.

Issue Areas: Free Speech LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. O'Connor

Feb 23, 2023

Fourth Circuit Rules that South Carolina Laws Allowing School Students to be Criminally Charged Were Unconstitutional

RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision that a pair of South Carolina laws that allowed elementary and secondary school students to be c...

Issue Areas: Racial Justice

Court case: CYAP v. Wilson

Feb 21, 2023

ACLU Condemns Biden Administration’s Decision to Move Forward with Trump-era Asylum Ban

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration today proposed a rule with a 30-day comment period that will unlawfully deny asylum to people at the southern border. The proposed rule will...

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights

Feb 21, 2023

ACLU, Federal Defender’s Office Argue to Supreme Court that First Amendment Protects Speech that Merely Encourages Undocumented Persons to Remain in U.S.

A federal law that prohibits encouraging an immigrant to remain in the country unlawfully criminalizes a substantial amount of constitutionally protected speech.

Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights Free Speech

Court case: United States v. Helaman Hansen

Feb 21, 2023

Mayor Adams to Continue Civilian Oversight of Discriminatory NYPD Surveillance

NEW YORK — Following Mayor Eric Adams’ appointment of Muhammad Faridi as the next Civilian Representative, NYCLU, ACLU, and class counsel in the Handschu v. Special Services Di...

Issue Areas: National Security

Feb 21, 2023

Supreme Court Declines to Review Challenge to Law Restricting Israel Boycotts

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court today declined to review the Arkansas Times’ legal challenge to an Arkansas law requiring government contractors to certify that they are not boy...

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Court case: Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip

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