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- Court CaseApr 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Jav V. Trump. Explore Case.JAV v. Trump
The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Texas filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court in Texas to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district. - News & CommentaryApr 2025
Free Speech
Letter To My Husband, Mahmoud Khalil. Explore News & Commentary.Letter to My Husband, Mahmoud Khalil
As she prepares to welcome her first child with husband Mahmoud Khalil, Dr. Noor Abdalla writes to her husband one month after he was unlawfully detained for exercising his free speech rights. - News & CommentaryApr 2025
Capital Punishment
Death Row Case Exposes Failures To Protect Childhood Trauma Survivors. Explore News & Commentary.Death Row Case Exposes Failures to Protect Childhood Trauma Survivors
Mikal Mahdi’s life was marked by abuse. Today, as he awaits execution, the courts have the responsibility to acknowledge the systemic failures that shaped his path. - South CarolinaApr 2025
LGBTQ Rights
O.r. Et Al. V. Greenville County, South Carolina. Explore Case.O.R. et al. v. Greenville County, South Carolina
Local library patrons, with help from the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of South Carolina, are suing officials in South Carolina’s most populous county for systematically purging literature by and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people from its public library collection.