Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Nov 19, 2021
ACLU Statement on House Passage of the Build Back Better Act
WASHINGTON — Julie Sweet, deputy national political director at the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement on the passage of the Build Back Better Act in ...
Oct 19, 2021
ACLU, ACLU of Oklahoma, Lawyers Committee File Lawsuit Challenging Oklahoma Classroom Censorship Bill Banning Race and Gender Discourse
OKLAHOMA CITY — A diverse group of students and educators filed a lawsuit today challenging an Oklahoma classroom censorship bill, HB 1775, which severely restricts public school...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Free Speech
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. O'Connor
Sep 14, 2021
NYCLU Report Documents “21st Century Jim Crow” in East Ramapo Schools, Urges State Action
NEW YORK – Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union released Private Privilege, Public Pain, a report detailing systemic racism in the East Ramapo Central District (ERCSD) and t...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Sep 14, 2021
NYCLU Report Documents “21st Century Jim Crow” in East Ramapo Schools, Urges State Action
NEW YORK – Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union released Private Privilege, Public Pain, a report detailing systemic racism in the East Ramapo Central District (ERCSD) and t...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Racial Justice
Sep 07, 2021
ACLU, Partners Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Puerto Rican Residents’ Constitutional Rights
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Puerto Rico, Demos, Equally American, and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs file...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Racial Justice
Jul 22, 2021
Lawsuit Filed Against Montana for Violating Constitutional Mandate to Teach Indian Education for All
MISSOULA, Mont. - The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) filed a class-action lawsuit today on behalf of five Indian na...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
About the ACLU
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