Press Releases

Apr 03, 2024

ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Eighth Amendment Protections in Grants Pass v. Johnson

Brief Argues that the Constitutional Prohibition on ‘Cruel and Unusual Punishments’ Prevents Cities from Arresting or Fining People Experiencing Homelessness for Sleeping in Public

Issue Areas: Criminal Law Reform Disability Rights

Court case: City of Grants Pass v. Johnson

Apr 03, 2024

ACLU Commends FCC Efforts to Restore Net Neutrality Rules

The FCC will vote on the rules later this month, securing access to a free and open internet.

Issue Areas: Free Speech

Apr 01, 2024

Florida Supreme Court Allows State to Ban Abortion, But Sends Measure to Protect Abortion Rights to the Voters in November

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court issued two decisions on abortion today: The first, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade, reinterpre...

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Court case: Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, et al. v. State of Florida, et al.

Apr 01, 2024

Federal Trial Challenging Florida Law that Targets Voter Registration, Civic Engagement, and Political Speech Begins

Civil Rights and Latinx-led organizations are challenging a provision in SB 7050 that prohibits noncitizens from collecting or handling voter registration forms

Issue Areas: Voting Rights Free Speech

Court case: Hispanic Federation v. Byrd

Mar 29, 2024

Texas Appeals Court Upholds Rulings Blocking State from Investigating Trans Youth and Their Families

AUSTIN, Texas — Today the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, upheld injunctions in two related cases against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) an...

Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Court case: Doe v. Abbott

Mar 29, 2024

Ohio Abortion Providers File Lawsuit Challenging 24-Hour Waiting Period and Other Abortion Restrictions

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Ohio, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the law firm Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsu...

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Court case: Preterm-Cleveland, et al, v. Dave Yost, et al.

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