Press Releases
Aug 20, 2025
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Texas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom
San Antonio, TX. – In a victory for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today in Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Aug 19, 2025
Federal Court Orders Mississippi Supreme Court District Lines Be Redrawn
Ruling stems from lawsuit charging those lines unlawfully dilute the voting strength of Black residents
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: White v. Mississippi State Board of Elections
Aug 18, 2025
ACLU, Journalists File Lawsuit to Assess Federal Government’s Use of Data to Target Voters
NEW YORK — The ACLU, on behalf of itself and two journalists, has filed a lawsuit to enforce the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests sent to multiple federal government ag...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Bower v. Social Security Administration
Aug 17, 2025
ACLU Statement on Escalating Federal Takeover of D.C.
Civil Liberties Org Sounds Alarm as Trump Administration Deploys More National Guard Troops to Scare D.C. Communities
Issue Areas:
National Security
Criminal Law Reform
Aug 17, 2025
ACLU Statement on Trump Administration’s Use of Fort Bliss Military Base as Immigration Detention Camp
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun detaining people at Fort Bliss as part of its mass deportation campaign. The military base – which has land across El Paso, Texa...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 14, 2025
Lawsuit: Chouteau County, Montana Must Update Election System so Native Votes Count
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – On August 14, 2025, the Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation and two Native voters filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Distr...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights

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