Press Releases
Jan 30, 2023
ACLU Argues Evidence From Privacy-Invasive Geofence Warrants Should Be Suppressed
ACLU Files Amicus in United States v. Chatrie, the First Geofence Search Case to Hit a Federal Court of Appeals
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Jan 29, 2023
Utah Bans Health Care for Transgender Youth
SALT LAKE CITY – Ignoring the warnings of medical organizations, civil rights activists, transgender youth, and their families, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law a me...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jan 27, 2023
ACLU Responds to Killing of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials in Memphis are preparing to release body camera footage from the police beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols’ death.
Five former Memphis police offi...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 27, 2023
ACLU Urges Biden Not to Bring Back Rushed Screenings in CBP Custody
WASHINGTON — Reuters reported Thursday that the Biden administration is poised to restart a program that would force asylum seekers through screenings in inhumane conditions at t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 25, 2023
ACLU Comment on Meta’s Decision to Reinstate Trump on Facebook
NEW YORK — Facebook parent company Meta announced today that it will reinstate former President Donald Trump’s Facebook account following a two-year suspension.
Citing public ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 23, 2023
Florida Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to 15-Week Abortion Ban, Which Remains in Effect
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court accepted a request by abortion providers today to hear arguments in their case against House Bill 5 (HB 5), a ban on abortion after ...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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