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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:29:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/11/apple-touch-icon.png@2x-150x150.png Press Releases | Ƶ 32 32 Federal Appeals Court Refuses to Block Discriminatory Florida Housing Law That Targets Chinese Immigrants /press-releases/federal-appeals-court-refuses-to-block-discriminatory-florida-housing-law-that-targets-chinese-immigrants Tue, 04 Nov 2025 18:29:22 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=217376 Court Strikes Down Key Part of Trump’s Unlawful Voting Executive Order, Permanently Blocking Show-Your-Papers Requirement /press-releases/court-strikes-down-key-part-of-trumps-unlawful-voting-executive-order-permanently-blocking-show-your-papers-requirement Fri, 31 Oct 2025 22:45:01 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=217270 Federal Court Rules that FDA’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion are Unlawful, Vindicating Reproductive Health Experts /press-releases/federal-court-rules-that-fdas-restrictions-on-medication-abortion-are-unlawful-vindicating-reproductive-health-experts Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:30:26 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=217220 Voters, Pro-Democracy Groups Seek to Stop Retaliatory Redistricting Targeting NC Black Belt /press-releases/voters-pro-democracy-groups-seek-to-stop-retaliatory-redistricting-targeting-nc-black-belt Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:40:38 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=217046 Journalists Argue Against Puerto Rico's COVID-era “Fake News” Law in Federal Appeals Court /press-releases/journalists-argue-against-puerto-ricos-covid-era-fake-news-law-in-federal-appeals-court Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:52:18 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216996 Court Officials Can’t Hide Secret Directives to Judges on How to Interpret Laws, NY’s Highest Court Says /press-releases/court-officials-cant-hide-secret-directives-to-judges-on-how-to-interpret-laws-nys-highest-court-says Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:13:09 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216857 Acquitted Soccer Player Free to Reunite with Family in Belgium After Over a Decade in Solitary Confinement /press-releases/acquitted-soccer-player-free-to-reunite-with-family-in-belgium-after-over-a-decade-in-solitary-confinement Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:40:36 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216852 Nonprofits Urge ICE to End Detention of Pregnant People Following Reports of Abuse and Medical Neglect /press-releases/nonprofits-urge-ice-to-end-detention-of-pregnant-people-following-reports-of-abuse-and-medical-neglect Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:04:23 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216833 Mahmoud Khalil Urges Appeals Court to Reject Government’s Attempt to Redetain Him for His Speech /press-releases/mahmoud-khalil-urges-appeals-court-to-reject-governments-attempt-to-redetain-him-for-his-speech Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:18:07 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216799 Ƶ Statement on Divided Ninth Circuit Opinion Permitting Trump’s National Guard Deployment in Portland /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-divided-ninth-circuit-opinion-permitting-trumps-national-guard-deployment-in-portland Mon, 20 Oct 2025 21:16:26 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216785 DoDEA Must Return Books to Shelves, Judge Rules /press-releases/dodea-must-return-books-to-shelves-judge-rules Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:31:13 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216780 Over Seven Million People Exercise their First Amendment Rights in Nationwide No Kings Protests /press-releases/over-seven-million-people-exercise-their-first-amendment-rights-in-nationwide-no-kings-protests Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:50:14 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216810 United We Dream, Ƶ, and Partners Launch Historic $30 Million Dollar Fund to Scale Up Access to Lawyers for Families Fighting Wrongful Detention, Deportation /press-releases/united-we-dream-aclu-and-partners-launch-historic-30-million-dollar-fund-to-scale-up-access-to-lawyers-for-families-fighting-wrongful-detention-deportation Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:08:19 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216603 Supreme Court Arguments Conclude in Landmark Voting Rights Case /press-releases/supreme-court-arguments-conclude-in-landmark-voting-rights-case Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:51:03 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216572 Rights Groups Demand Legal Memo on Caribbean Boat Strikes /press-releases/rights-groups-demand-legal-memo-on-trumps-executions-of-alleged-drug-smugglers-in-caribbean Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:10:02 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216566 Ƶ Statement on the Passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-the-passing-of-miss-major-griffin-gracy Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:12:58 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216501 Ƶ and NYCLU Statement on the Trump Administration’s Indictment of NY State Attorney General Letitia James /press-releases/aclu-and-nyclu-statement-on-the-trump-administrations-indictment-of-ny-state-attorney-general-letitia-james Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:29:35 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216455 New Report Reveals Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Misled Public by Massively Inflating Costs of Court-Ordered Reforms /press-releases/new-report-reveals-maricopa-county-sheriffs-office-misled-public-by-massively-inflating-costs-of-court-ordered-reforms Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:54:18 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216398 Ƶ to Federal Appeals Court: White House Retaliation Against Disfavored Reporters Puts U.S. in Dangerous Company /press-releases/aclu-to-federal-appeals-court-white-house-retaliation-against-disfavored-reporters-puts-u-s-in-dangerous-company Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:28:53 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216302 Transgender People Ask Supreme Court to Reject Trump Administration Effort to Enforce Discriminatory Passport Policy /press-releases/transgender-people-ask-supreme-court-to-reject-trump-administration-effort-to-enforce-discriminatory-passport-policy Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:48:16 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216280 Ƶ Statement on Court Blocking Trump’s Unwarranted National Guard Deployment to Portland /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-court-blocking-trumps-unwarranted-national-guard-deployment-to-portland Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:32:50 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216251 Ƶ and Ƶ of Illinois Slam President Trump’s Imminent Activation of 300 Troops to Chicago /press-releases/aclu-and-aclu-of-illinois-slam-president-trumps-imminent-activation-of-300-troops-to-chicago Sat, 04 Oct 2025 21:58:52 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216246 Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order /press-releases/federal-appeals-court-upholds-block-on-trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-order Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:29:40 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216240 Mario Guevara To Be Deported After Appeals Court Denies Stay /press-releases/mario-guevara-to-be-deported-after-appeals-court-denies-stay Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:37:28 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216170 Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking N.H. State Law Attacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion /press-releases/federal-court-grants-preliminary-injunction-blocking-n-h-state-law-attacking-diversity-equity-and-inclusion Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:03:41 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216168 Kansas Supreme Court Denies AG Kobach Review in Appeal over Gender Markers on Drivers Licenses /press-releases/kansas-supreme-court-denies-ag-kobach-review-in-appeal-over-gender-markers-on-drivers-licenses Thu, 02 Oct 2025 16:53:13 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216136 Ƶ, Ƶ of Virginia, Ƶ of North Carolina Sue ICE for Records Regarding Potential Expansion of Immigration Detention in Virginia /press-releases/aclu-sue-ice-for-records-regarding-potential-expansion-of-immigration-detention-in-virginia Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:18:10 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216106 Ƶ and Ƶ of Missouri Condemn Governor Kehoe's Authorization to Deploy State National Guard to Assist ICE /press-releases/aclu-and-aclu-of-missouri-condemn-governor-kehoes-authorization-to-deploy-state-national-guard-to-assist-ice Tue, 30 Sep 2025 23:28:34 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216083 Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Behalf of Mohsen Mahdawi, Rümeysa Öztürk /press-releases/appeals-court-hears-arguments-on-behalf-of-mohsen-mahdawi-rumeysa-ozturk Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:15:13 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216081 Ƶ and Ƶ of Louisiana Condemn Gov. Landry's Request to Defense Department to Deploy 1,000 State National Guard Troops into Communities /press-releases/aclu-and-aclu-of-louisiana-condemn-gov-landrys-request-to-defense-department-to-deploy-1000-state-national-guard-troops-into-communities Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:46:25 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216076 Legal Organizations Across the Ideological Spectrum Urge Court to Reinstate Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Attack on Academic Freedom /press-releases/legal-organizations-across-the-ideological-spectrum-urge-court-to-reinstate-lawsuit-against-trump-administrations-unconstitutional-attack-on-academic-freedom Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:59:15 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=216043 Georgetown Scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri Asks Appeals Court to Reject Government’s Bid to Re-Detain Him /press-releases/georgetown-scholar-dr-badar-khan-suri-asks-appeals-court-to-reject-governments-bid-to-re-detain-him Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:38:03 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215986 Ƶ and Ƶ of Oregon Condemn President Trump’s Deployment of Federalized Oregon Troops and Armed Federal Agents to Portland /press-releases/aclu-and-aclu-of-oregon-condemn-president-trumps-deployment-of-federalized-oregon-troops-and-armed-federal-agents-to-portland Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:16:54 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215982 Ƶ Statement on the Trump Administration's Indictment of Former FBI Director James Comey /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-the-trump-administrations-indictment-of-former-fbi-director-james-comey Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:56:48 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215923 Ƶ Statement on the Trump Administration's Memorandum Targeting Political Opponents /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-the-trump-administrations-memorandum-targeting-political-opponents Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:08:12 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215920 Ƶ Statement on the Trump Administration’s Investigation into the Open Society Foundations /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-the-trump-administrations-investigation-into-the-open-society-foundations Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:30:32 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215918 Community Members and Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Take Trump Administration to Court to Stop Illegal Arrests of Immigrants /press-releases/community-members-and-immigrants-rights-organizations-take-trump-administration-to-court-to-stop-illegal-arrests-of-immigrants Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:28:18 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215898 Journalist Detained By ICE At Risk of Imminent Deportation /press-releases/journalist-detained-by-ice-at-risk-of-imminent-deportation Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:27:20 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215817 New Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Widespread Denial of Due Process in Immigration Courts  /press-releases/new-class-action-lawsuit-challenges-widespread-denial-of-due-process-in-immigration-courts Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:59:42 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215742 Hours After the Ƶ and Artists Defend Free Speech, ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Returns to ABC /press-releases/hours-after-the-aclu-and-artists-defend-free-speech-jimmy-kimmel-live-returns-to-abc Mon, 22 Sep 2025 22:07:24 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215700 Federal Court Protects First Amendment Rights of Human Rights Groups Advocating for U.S. Sanctions /press-releases/federal-court-protects-first-amendment-rights-of-human-rights-groups-advocating-for-u-s-sanctions Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:20:21 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215681 Church Challenges Lewis County, Washington Ordinance Targeting Harm Reduction Programs /press-releases/church-challenges-lewis-county-washington-ordinance-targeting-harm-reduction-programs Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:56:34 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215714 Texas Families File New Lawsuit to Stop Public School Districts From Displaying Ten Commandments /press-releases/texas-families-file-new-lawsuit-to-stop-public-school-districts-from-displaying-ten-commandments Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:39:39 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215654 Over 400 Artists Join with the Ƶ to Support Free Speech After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension /press-releases/over-400-artists-join-with-the-aclu-to-support-free-speech-after-jimmy-kimmel-suspension Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:53:59 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215638 New Ƶ Report Reveals Humanitarian Crisis of Rapidly Aging Prison Population /press-releases/new-aclu-report-reveals-humanitarian-crisis-of-rapidly-aging-prison-population Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:21:45 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215613 Court Rules in Favor of Artists, Free Speech, in Case Against the National Endowment for the Arts  /press-releases/court-rules-in-favor-of-artists-free-speech-in-case-against-the-national-endowment-for-the-arts Fri, 19 Sep 2025 23:40:09 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215534 Ƶ Seeks Order to Immediately Release Journalist Mario Guevara, Who May Be Sent to El Salvador At Any Moment /press-releases/aclu-seeks-order-to-immediately-release-journalist-mario-guevara-who-may-be-sent-to-el-salvador-at-any-moment Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:10:07 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215512 Ƶ Responds to Trump Administration Move Censoring Jimmy Kimmel /press-releases/aclu-responds-to-trump-administration-move-censoring-jimmy-kimmel Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:34:09 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215283 Mahmoud Khalil to Challenge Immigration Judge’s Unprecedented Ruling /press-releases/mahmoud-khalil-to-challenge-immigration-judges-unprecedented-ruling Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:05:21 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215217 South Carolina Supreme Court Green-Lights Partisan Gerrymandered Maps /press-releases/south-carolina-supreme-court-green-lights-partisan-gerrymandered-maps Wed, 17 Sep 2025 17:30:50 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=215220