Dec 14, 2023
NYCLU & Advocates Alert Nassau County of First Possible NYVRA Redistricting Challenge
NASSAU COUNTY, NY– Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and S...
Dec 14, 2023
Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Case Seeking to Allow Misgendering of Transgender Students
RICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia issued a ruling today reinstating a case brought by a public school teacher seeking the right to mistreat transgender students by re...
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
Dec 14, 2023
ACLU Submits Amicus Brief in Support of Immigrant Workers Detained at Golden State Annex Facility
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU Foundation of Northern California, and ACLU Foundation of Southern California today filed an amicus brief in In Re GEO Gr...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Dec 14, 2023
ACLU Slams Congress for NDAA Vote Extending Mass Surveillance Program with No Reforms
Organization Vows to Continue Pushing for Much-Needed Protections Against Unwarranted Government Surveillance
Dec 13, 2023
ACLU of Kansas: Federal Court Allows Dodge City At-large Lawsuit to Move Forward to Trial
DODGE CITY, Kan. – A federal court has denied the City of Dodge City’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging its at-large voting system. The case will now procee...
Dec 13, 2023
ACLU of Georgia Report – Fulton County Can Reduce Jail Population Without Building New Jail
ATLANTA—A second consecutive analysis of the overcrowding and conditions within Fulton County’s jail system by the ACLU of Georgia shows the issues still persist after decades ...
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