Press Releases
Jan 09, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Moves to Defend Ohio Trans Student’s Right to Use Restroom That Corresponds with Her Gender Identity
CONTACTGillian Branstetter, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, gbranstetter@aclu.orgCelina Coming, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Ohio, ccoming@acluohio.org
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Today the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Oh...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jan 06, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment On Harvard's Refusal to Approve Fellowship For Kenneth Roth, Former HRW Head
WASHINGTON – In response to the news that the Harvard Kennedy School refused to approve a fellowship offered to long-time Human Rights Watch head, Kenneth Roth, after HRW critici...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 06, 2023
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Man Denied Medical Care by UMMS Hospital
CONTACTGillian Branstetter, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, gbranstetter@aclu.org
BALTIMORE — A federal court ruled today that the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center violated the Affordable ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Hammons v. UMMS
Jan 06, 2023
Federal Court Rules South Carolina’s Congressional Map is Gerrymandered
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal court today ordered South Carolina to redraw its 2021 enacted congressional map, ruling that a district anchored in Charleston County is a racial gerry...
Jan 05, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Biden Border Remarks Today
WASHINGTON — President Biden today announced new border policies, which include an expansion of immediate expulsions to Mexico under Title 42 for people seeking asylum at the bor...
Jan 05, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Urges ICE to Restart Release of Medically Vulnerable People From Custody, Provide Antiviral Medications for COVID-19
WASHINGTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas today urging Immigration and Customs Enforcemen...
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