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Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:16:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/11/apple-touch-icon.png@2x-150x150.png Press Releases | 51Ʒ 32 32 Suit Seeking to Punish Freedom from Religion Foundation for Advocacy Dismissed /press-releases/suit-seeking-to-punish-freedom-from-religion-foundation-for-advocacy-dismissed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:16:45 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=213630 51Ʒ Raises Alarm Over Trump Administration Seeking to Ban Non-Citizens from Accessing Community Health and Education Programs /press-releases/aclu-raises-alarm-over-trump-administration-seeking-to-ban-non-citizens-from-accessing-community-health-and-education-programs Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:33:49 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=213604 District Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting ICE from Detaining Immigrants in Abusive Conditions at 26 Federal Plaza /press-releases/district-court-grants-temporary-restraining-order-prohibiting-ice-from-detaining-immigrants-in-abusive-conditions-at-26-federal-plaza Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:41:25 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=213487 Eighth Circuit Upholds Arkansas’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth /press-releases/eighth-circuit-upholds-arkansass-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-youth Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:59:13 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=213457 New Filing Reveals Gross Abuse of Power by Texas Officials who Engaged in Wrongful Prosecution of Abortion /press-releases/new-filing-reveals-gross-abuse-of-power-by-texas-officials-who-engaged-in-wrongful-prosecution-of-abortion Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:12:53 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=213443 Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Lack of Access to Counsel and Inhumane Conditions for People Held at Federal Building in New York /press-releases/groups-sue-trump-administration-over-lack-of-access-to-counsel-and-inhumane-conditions-for-people-held-at-federal-building-in-new-york Sat, 09 Aug 2025 13:00:21 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=213412 Educators, 51Ʒ, NEA-NH, and GLAD Law Sue New Hampshire Over Yet Another Unconstitutional Attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion /press-releases/educators-aclu-nea-nh-and-glad-law-sue-new-hampshire-over-yet-another-unconstitutional-attack-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:37:19 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=213260 Tenth Circuit Rejects Challenge From Families Against Oklahoma Ban on Best Practice Medical Care /press-releases/tenth-circuit-rejects-challenge-from-families-against-oklahoma-ban-on-best-practice-medical-care Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:17:05 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=213210 Court Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom and Library /press-releases/court-blocks-arkansas-law-requiring-ten-commandments-in-every-public-school-classroom-and-library Tue, 05 Aug 2025 01:14:49 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=213100 Legal Orgs Sue Trump Admin Over Unlawful Policy of Arresting People Who Attend Mandated Court Hearings /press-releases/legal-orgs-sue-trump-admin-over-unlawful-policy-of-arresting-people-who-attend-mandated-court-hearings Fri, 01 Aug 2025 22:03:56 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=213054 Federal Appeals Court Denies Trump Administration Bid to Re-detain Mahmoud Khalil /press-releases/federal-appeals-court-denies-trump-administration-bid-to-redetain-mahmoud-khalil Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:43:03 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212976 Jefferson County, Ill. Moves Ten Commandments Monument, Residents Dismiss Lawsuit /press-releases/jefferson-county-ill-moves-ten-commandments-monument-residents-dismiss-lawsuit Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:50:19 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212990 51Ʒ Stresses Need for Federal Voting Rights Protections Amid Senate Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act /press-releases/aclu-stresses-need-for-federal-voting-rights-protections-amid-senate-reintroduction-of-john-lewis-voting-rights-advancement-act Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:37:47 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212891 Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Stripping Bond Eligibility for Millions of Immigrants /press-releases/groups-sue-trump-administration-over-stripping-bond-eligibility-for-millions-of-immigrants Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:00:33 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212881 51Ʒ Statement on Trump Administration Plan to Use New Jersey Military Base to Detain Immigrants /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-trump-administration-plan-to-use-new-jersey-military-base-to-detain-immigrants Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:17:25 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212814 Federal Court Again Finds Trump Administration Breached 51Ʒ Family Separation Settlement Agreement     /press-releases/federal-court-again-finds-trump-administration-breached-aclu-family-separation-settlement-agreement Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:55:21 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212807 51Ʒ Condemns Trump Executive Order Targeting Disabled and Unhoused People /press-releases/aclu-condemns-trump-executive-order-targeting-disabled-and-unhoused-people Thu, 24 Jul 2025 21:16:34 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212786 51Ʒ, Lawyers' Committee and Co-Counsel Dismiss First Amendment Claims Against University of Oklahoma /press-releases/aclu-lawyers-committee-and-co-counsel-dismiss-first-amendment-claims-against-university-of-oklahoma Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:40:39 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212769 Award Winning Fashion Designer Willy Chavarria Named 51Ʒ Artist Ambassador for Immigrants’ Rights & LGBTQ Rights /press-releases/award-winning-fashion-designer-willy-chavarria-named-aclu-artist-ambassador-for-immigrants-rights-lgbtq-rights Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:07:49 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212749 51Ʒ Comment on Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan /press-releases/aclu-comment-on-trump-administrations-ai-action-plan Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:07:06 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212736 Court Agrees Trump Administration’s ICC Sanctions Likely Violate Advocates’ First Amendment Rights /press-releases/court-agrees-trump-administrations-icc-sanctions-likely-violate-advocates-first-amendment-rights Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:48:47 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212637 Consent Decree Permanently Blocks Idaho Attorney General’s Ban on Out-of-State Abortion Referrals /press-releases/consent-decree-permanently-blocks-idaho-attorney-generals-ban-on-out-of-state-abortion-referrals Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:48:14 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212498 Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Lack of Access to Counsel for People Held at Florida’s Notorious Everglades Immigration Detention Center /press-releases/groups-sue-trump-administration-over-lack-of-access-to-counsel-for-people-held-at-floridas-notorious-everglades-immigration-detention-center Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:36:45 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212417 Minnesota Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Compel Disclosure of Reporter Communications /press-releases/minnesota-supreme-court-rejects-attempt-to-compel-disclosure-of-reporter-communications Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:31:03 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212410 Plaintiffs in Head Start Lawsuit File Motion to Amend Complaint to Challenge New HHS Rule Targeting Immigrant Families /press-releases/plaintiffs-in-head-start-lawsuit-file-motion-to-amend-complaint-to-challenge-new-hhs-rule-targeting-immigrant-families Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:06:35 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212353 South Carolina Protester Brittany Martin Appeals Her Conviction to U.S. Supreme Court /press-releases/south-carolina-protester-brittany-martin-appeals-her-conviction-to-u-s-supreme-court Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:22:25 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212323 Plaintiffs in Head Start Case Vow to Challenge New HHS Rule Seeking to Block Some Immigrant Families from Accessing Early Childhood Education /press-releases/plaintiffs-in-head-start-case-vow-to-challenge-new-hhs-rule-seeking-to-block-some-immigrant-families-from-accessing-early-childhood-education Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:32:56 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211984 Texas Social Media Law Violates First Amendment, 51Ʒ Argues /press-releases/texas-social-media-law-violates-first-amendment-aclu-argues Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:58:27 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211975 Federal Court Blocks Trump Birthright Citizenship Order, Certifies Nationwide Class Protecting All Impacted Babies /press-releases/federal-court-blocks-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-certifies-nationwide-class-protecting-all-impacted-babies Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:07:46 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211959 Mahmoud Khalil Seeks to Challenge Government’s Retaliatory, Post-Facto Charges Against Him in Federal Court /press-releases/mahmoud-khalil-seeks-to-challenge-governments-retaliatory-post-facto-charges-against-him-in-federal-court Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:29:48 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211945 U.S. Supreme Court Denies Florida’s Request to Enforce Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law /press-releases/u-s-supreme-court-denies-floridas-request-to-enforce-unconstitutional-anti-immigrant-law Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:35:53 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211936 51Ʒ FOIA Litigation Reveals New Information About Plans to Expand ICE Detention in Colorado   /press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-new-information-about-plans-to-expand-ice-detention-in-colorado Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:51:16 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211920 51Ʒ of Wisconsin Files Brief in Case Advocating For the Rights of Students During School Interrogations /press-releases/aclu-of-wisconsin-files-brief-in-case-advocating-for-the-rights-of-students-during-school-interrogations Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:29:30 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=212071 Federal Appeals Court Denies Texas’ Request to Allow Extreme Anti-Immigrant Law to Go Into Effect /press-releases/federal-appeals-court-denies-texas-request-to-allow-extreme-anti-immigrant-law-to-go-into-effect Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:44:37 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211797 Judge Issues Preliminary Injunctions Again Blocking Missouri’s Abortion Bans, Some Restrictions /press-releases/judge-issues-preliminary-injunctions-again-blocking-missouris-abortion-bans-some-restrictions Thu, 03 Jul 2025 23:31:01 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211786 51Ʒ Statement on Final Passage of Massive Budget Bill Cutting Medicaid to Fund Abusive Deportation Efforts /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-final-passage-of-massive-budget-bill-cutting-medicaid-to-fund-abusive-deportation-efforts Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:27:02 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211765 Supreme Court Will Hear Challenges to Bans on Athletic Participation by Transgender Students /press-releases/supreme-court-will-hear-challenges-to-bans-on-athletic-participation-by-transgender-students Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:50:12 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211746 Texas Families Sue to Block Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public-School Classroom /press-releases/texas-families-sue-to-block-law-requiring-ten-commandments-in-every-public-school-classroom Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:30:55 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211730 51Ʒ Urges New York Appeals Court to Reverse Termination of Parental Rights Based on Opioid Treatment Stereotypes /press-releases/aclu-urges-new-york-appeals-court-to-reverse-termination-of-parental-rights-based-on-opioid-treatment-stereotypes Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:07:59 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211704 Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Efforts to Completely Shut Down Asylum at the Border  /press-releases/federal-court-blocks-trump-administration-efforts-to-completely-shut-down-asylum-at-the-border Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:32:34 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211739 President Trump’s Visit to “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Facility Highlights Florida’s Descent Into State-Sponsored Cruelty /press-releases/president-trumps-visit-to-alligator-alcatraz-detention-facility-highlights-floridas-descent-into-state-sponsored-cruelty Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:34:58 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211693 Georgetown Scholar to Remain Free After Appeals Court Rejects Trump Admin Bid to Re-Detain Him /press-releases/georgetown-scholar-to-remain-free-after-appeals-court-rejects-trump-admin-bid-to-re-detain-him Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:56:41 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211675 51Ʒ Condemns Senate Passage of Massive Budget Bill Cutting Medicaid to Fund Abusive Deportation Efforts /press-releases/aclu-condemns-senate-passage-of-massive-budget-bill-cutting-medicaid-to-fund-abusive-deportation-efforts Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:43:30 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211670 Arts Groups Argue “Gender Ideology” Still Unconstitutionally Penalized by National Endowment for the Arts /press-releases/arts-groups-argue-gender-ideology-still-unconstitutionally-penalized-by-national-endowment-for-the-arts Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:19:25 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211653 Supreme Court Orders Re-Argument of Louisiana Redistricting Case for Next Term /press-releases/supreme-court-orders-re-argument-of-louisiana-redistricting-case-for-next-term Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211603 Groups File Nationwide Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Birthright Citizenship Order /press-releases/groups-file-nationwide-class-action-lawsuit-over-trump-birthright-citizenship-order Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:00:11 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211528 51Ʒ Comment on Supreme Court Decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton /press-releases/fsc-paxton-age-verification Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:27:26 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211002 Supreme Court Requires Religious Opt-Outs from Secular Lessons in Public Schools /press-releases/supreme-court-requires-religious-opt-outs-from-secular-lessons-in-public-schools Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:27:07 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211485 Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions, Potentially Allowing Partial Enforcement of Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order  /press-releases/supreme-court-limits-nationwide-injunctions-potentially-allowing-partial-enforcement-of-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:44:49 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211474 51Ʒ Joins Calls to Gov. Newsom to Commute All Death Sentences as State Supreme Court Reviews Constitutional Challenge /press-releases/aclu-joins-calls-to-gov-newsom-to-commute-all-death-sentences-as-state-supreme-court-reviews-constitutional-challenge Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:55:26 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=211429