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Tue, 13 May 2025 18:36:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/11/apple-touch-icon.png@2x-150x150.png Press Releases | Թֱ /press-releases 32 32 Civil Rights Groups File Amended Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma’s Unconstitutional HB 4156 /press-releases/civil-rights-groups-file-amended-federal-lawsuit-to-block-oklahomas-unconstitutional-hb-4156 Tue, 13 May 2025 18:36:50 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207501 Թֱ Urges House Committee to Remove Dangerous Anti-Dissent Provision from Tax Bill /press-releases/aclu-urges-house-committee-to-remove-dangerous-anti-dissent-provision-from-tax-bill Tue, 13 May 2025 14:24:10 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207481 Թֱ Urges House Committee to Reject Cuts to Medicaid During Committee Markup /press-releases/aclu-urges-house-committee-to-reject-cuts-to-medicaid-during-committee-markup Tue, 13 May 2025 13:30:44 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207479 Arts Organizations Push for Answers in National Endowment for the Arts Funding Suit /press-releases/arts-orgs-push-for-answers-in-national-endowment-for-the-arts-funding-suit Mon, 12 May 2025 21:42:17 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207466 Disability Rights and Privacy Advocates Raise Concerns with Proposed Autism “Registry” /press-releases/disability-rights-and-privacy-advocates-raise-concerns-with-proposed-autism-registry Mon, 12 May 2025 23:24:25 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207473 Թֱ Urges Appeals Court to Reverse Dismissal of Case Challenging Deprival of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder /press-releases/aclu-urges-appeals-court-to-reverse-dismissal-of-case-challenging-deprival-of-medication-for-opioid-use-disorder Mon, 12 May 2025 16:37:25 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207413 District Court Strikes Down Restrictions in Biden-Era Rule Severely Limiting Asylum /press-releases/district-court-strikes-down-restrictions-in-biden-era-rule-severely-limiting-asylum Fri, 09 May 2025 21:53:27 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207395 Rümeysa Öztürk To Be Freed From Detention as Case Proceeds /press-releases/rumeysa-ozturk-to-be-freed-from-detention-as-case-proceeds Fri, 09 May 2025 17:39:38 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207369 Թֱ Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit That Seeks to Punish Non-Profit Advocacy against Religious Activities in Oklahoma Schools /press-releases/aclu-moves-to-dismiss-lawsuit-that-seeks-to-punish-non-profit-advocacy-against-religious-activities-in-oklahoma-schools Fri, 09 May 2025 17:09:26 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207354 Թֱ Condemns Customs and Border Protection’s Revocation of Protections for Pregnant People   /press-releases/aclu-condemns-customs-and-border-protections-revocation-of-protections-for-pregnant-people Fri, 09 May 2025 15:12:21 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207346 Black Alabama Voters Win Fair Congressional Representation for Remainder of the Decade /press-releases/black-alabama-voters-win-fair-congressional-representation-for-remainder-of-the-decade Thu, 08 May 2025 19:45:23 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207289 Թֱ FOIA Litigation Reveals Information Թֱ ICE Capacity, Contracts in Facilities Nationwide /press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-information-about-ice-capacity-contracts-in-facilities-nationwide Thu, 08 May 2025 13:08:23 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207247 Military Families Seek Preliminary Injunction Against Censorship in Department of Defense Schools /press-releases/dodea-book-bans-preliminary-injunction Wed, 07 May 2025 23:12:08 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207222 Թֱ Demands Social Security Administration Turn Over Docs on DOGE’s Access to Americans’ Data /press-releases/aclu-demands-social-security-administration-turn-over-docs-on-doges-access-to-americans-data Wed, 07 May 2025 21:37:58 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207220 Appeals Court Orders Trump Administration to Transfer Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont /press-releases/appeals-court-orders-trump-administration-to-transfer-rumeysa-ozturk-to-vermont Wed, 07 May 2025 15:32:51 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=207134 Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration by Keeping Dr. Khan Suri’s Habeas Case in Virginia /press-releases/federal-judge-rules-against-trump-administration-by-keeping-dr-khan-suris-habeas-case-in-virginia Wed, 07 May 2025 01:56:35 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206979 Colorado Federal Court Blocks Removals Under Alien Enemies Act  /press-releases/colorado-federal-court-blocks-removals-under-alien-enemies-act Wed, 07 May 2025 00:38:53 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206975 Third Circuit Rejects Government's Attempt to Move Mahmoud Khalil’s Habeas Case Out of New Jersey /press-releases/third-circuit-rejects-governments-attempt-to-move-mahmoud-khalils-habeas-case-out-of-new-jersey Tue, 06 May 2025 21:16:25 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206960 Federal Court in New York Blocks Removals Under Alien Enemies Act      /press-releases/federal-court-in-new-york-blocks-removals-under-alien-enemies-act Tue, 06 May 2025 18:12:06 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206944 Community Safety Experts, Members of Congress Say Federal Funding Cuts Harm Public Safety During Press Conference on the Hill /press-releases/community-safety-experts-members-of-congress-say-federal-funding-cuts-harm-public-safety-during-press-conference-on-the-hill Tue, 06 May 2025 18:19:31 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206947 Transgender Federal Worker Challenges Trump’s Federal Bathroom Ban /press-releases/transgender-federal-worker-challenges-trumps-federal-bathroom-ban Mon, 05 May 2025 19:34:40 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206903 Rümeysa Öztürk’s Legal Team to Urge Appeals Court to Not Delay Student’s Transfer to Vermont /press-releases/rumeysa-ozturks-legal-team-to-urge-appeals-court-to-not-delay-students-transfer-to-vermont Mon, 05 May 2025 18:13:35 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206898 Judge Strikes Down President Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie /press-releases/judge-strikes-down-president-trumps-executive-order-targeting-perkins-coie Sat, 03 May 2025 22:59:16 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206824 Alabama Court Blocks Attempt to Impose Onerous, Unnecessary Hospital Regulations on Midwives and Birth Centers /press-releases/alabama-court-blocks-attempt-to-impose-onerous-unnecessary-hospital-regulations-on-midwives-and-birth-centers Fri, 02 May 2025 13:30:02 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206731 Civil Rights Organizations File Lawsuit Challenging Georgia Law That Punishes People Simply for Being Poor /press-releases/civil-rights-organizations-file-lawsuit-challenging-georgia-law-that-punishes-people-simply-for-being-poor Fri, 02 May 2025 14:22:23 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206752 Class Action Suit Filed Against Alaska DOC After Decades of Inadequate Health Care for Incarcerated Alaskans /press-releases/class-action-suit-filed-against-alaska-doc-after-decades-of-inadequate-health-care-for-incarcerated-alaskans Thu, 01 May 2025 21:49:21 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206724 Texas Federal Court Rules Against Trump Administration on Alien Enemies Act     /press-releases/texas-federal-court-rules-against-trump-administration-on-alien-enemies-act Thu, 01 May 2025 17:25:03 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206702 Թֱ Asks Court to Expand Temporary Relief to All Trans, Intersex, and Nonbinary People Seeking Passports /press-releases/aclu-asks-court-to-expand-temporary-relief-to-all-trans-intersex-and-nonbinary-people-seeking-passports Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:56:02 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206671 Federal Court Orders Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi Released on Bail /press-releases/federal-court-orders-columbia-student-mohsen-mahdawi-released-on-bail Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:05:21 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206634 Mahmoud Khalil’s Lawsuit Can Move Forward in Federal Court, Judge Finds /press-releases/mahmoud-khalil-jurisdiction-ina Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:04:24 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206599 Next Week: Appeals Court to Consider Stay of Rümeysa Öztürk’s Transfer to Vermont /press-releases/next-week-appeals-court-to-consider-stay-of-rumeysa-ozturks-transfer-to-vermont Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:49:22 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206448 As Congressional Champions Reintroduce Equality Act, Civil Rights Groups Call for its Urgent Passage /press-releases/as-congressional-champions-reintroduce-equality-act-civil-rights-groups-call-for-its-urgent-passage Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:59:59 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206601 Parent Advocacy Groups and a Coalition of Head Start Providers File Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration’s Dismantling of Head Start /press-releases/parent-advocacy-groups-and-a-coalition-of-head-start-providers-file-lawsuit-to-stop-trump-administrations-dismantling-of-head-start Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:28:09 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206438 Թֱ Statement on Executive Order Targeting Sanctuary Cities, Officials Accused of Obstructing Law Enforcement /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-executive-order-targeting-sanctuary-cities-officials-accused-of-obstructing-law-enforcement Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:51:50 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206440 Federal Court Dismisses Attempt to Revive Guam Abortion Ban /press-releases/federal-court-dismisses-attempt-to-revive-guam-abortion-ban Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:34:10 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206429 Mahmoud Khalil Urges Court to Allow Public and Press Access to Immigration Proceedings /press-releases/mahmoud-khalil-urges-court-to-allow-public-and-press-access-to-immigration-proceedings Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:59:37 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206414 TUESDAY, April 29, 2 p.m. ET: Federal Court Hearing in Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Efforts to Shut Down Asylum at the Border  /press-releases/tuesday-april-29-2-p-m-et-federal-court-hearing-in-lawsuit-challenging-trumps-efforts-to-shut-down-asylum-at-the-border Mon, 05 May 2025 15:42:54 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206894 ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation /press-releases/ice-deports-3-u-s-citizen-children-held-incommunicado-prior-to-the-deportation Sat, 26 Apr 2025 01:06:15 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206350 Appeals Court Must Reject Government’s Cruel Attempt to Keep Rümeysa Öztürk in Louisiana /press-releases/appeals-court-must-reject-governments-cruel-attempt-to-keep-rumeysa-ozturk-in-louisiana Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:42:54 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206344 Human Rights First Joins Թֱ and NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions /press-releases/human-rights-first-joins-aclu-and-nyclu-in-amicus-brief-to-protect-first-amendment-rights-and-interests-of-ngos-advocating-for-u-s-sanctions Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:54:29 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206335 Թֱ of Wisconsin and Թֱ React to FBI Arrest of Milwaukee Judge /press-releases/aclu-of-wisconsin-and-aclu-react-to-fbi-arrest-of-milwaukee-judge Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:10:18 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206331 New Filings: Government Admits It Had No Warrant for Mahmoud Khalil When Agents Took Him /press-releases/new-filings-government-admits-it-had-no-warrant-for-mahmoud-khalil-when-agents-took-him Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:36:31 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206019 Court Blocks Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Provision in Voting Executive Order /press-releases/court-blocks-documentary-proof-of-citizenship-provision-in-voting-executive-order Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:31:38 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206008 Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Department of Education’s Unlawful Directive /press-releases/federal-court-grants-preliminary-injunction-against-department-of-educations-unlawful-directive Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:11:26 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205836 NFPRHA and Թֱ Challenge Trump Administration Over Unlawful Withholding of Title X Family Planning Program Grants /press-releases/nfprha-and-aclu-challenge-trump-administration-over-unlawful-withholding-of-title-x-family-planning-program-grants Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:39:14 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205774 Թֱ Asks Court to Enforce Provision of Family Separation Settlement Agreement    /press-releases/aclu-asks-court-to-enforce-provision-of-family-separation-settlement-agreement Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:52:57 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205729 Mohsen Mahdawi Challenges His Unlawful Detention by ICE /press-releases/attorneys-for-mohsen-mahdawi-challenge-his-unlawful-detention-by-ice Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:54:50 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205712 Թֱ Launches “Creatives for Freedom” to Champion Artistry in the Fight for Freedom /press-releases/aclu-launches-creatives-for-freedom-to-champion-artistry-in-the-fight-for-freedom Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:12:14 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205683 Թֱ Sues Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs for Information about DOGE Data Access /press-releases/doge-foia-aclu-ssa-va Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:17:52 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205324 Թֱ, Թֱ of Colorado Sue ICE for Records Regarding Potential Expansion of Immigration Detention in Western States /press-releases/aclu-aclu-of-colorado-sue-ice-for-records-regarding-potential-expansion-of-immigration-detention-in-western-states Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:07:14 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205310