Press Releases
Feb 21, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Wikimedia Foundation’s Challenge to NSA Mass Surveillance
Wikimedia Foundation, ACLU, and Knight Institute Call on Congress to Limit the NSA’s Surveillance of Internet Communications
Issue Areas:
National Security
Feb 17, 2023
ACLU Amicus Supports Withdrawal of Arizona Death Warrant
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court is considering whether the Office of the Attorney General can withdraw its motion for a death warrant. The move comes as the governor of Arizo...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Feb 16, 2023
ACLU Statement on Biden’s Executive Order Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities
WASHINGTON — Today, the White House released the Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government Executive Order. The Ameri...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Feb 16, 2023
Abortion Remains Banned in Kentucky
Kentucky’s Supreme Court Allows Ban to Remain in Effect
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Feb 15, 2023
ACLU Responds to Minnesota Supreme Court Ruling Against Restoring Voting Rights to Minnesotans
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that our Constitution doesn’t automatically provide Minnesotans on felony probation with the right to vote upon rel...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Schroeder v. Minnesota Secretary of State
Feb 13, 2023
South Dakota Bans Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Transgender Youth
SIOUX FALLS – Ignoring the warnings of families, advocates, health care providers, and transgender South Dakotans themselves, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signed a law b...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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