Press Releases
Oct 10, 2024
ACLU and ACLU of NC Launch Voter Education and Mobilization Effort for State Supreme Court and Legislative Races
RALEIGH, N.C. — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of North Carolina are launching a campaign to educate voters on the importance of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Se...
Oct 08, 2024
At Supreme Court, Tennessee Seeks to Expand Reach of Dobbs to Ban Health Care for Transgender Youth
WASHINGTON – In their brief defending the state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has asked the Supreme...
Court case: L.W. v. Skrmetti/U.S. v. Skrmetti
Oct 07, 2024
Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Six-Week Abortion Ban
ATLANTA — The Supreme Court of Georgia issued a ruling today staying a trial court decision striking down H.B. 481, a ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy â...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: SisterSong v. State of Georgia
Oct 04, 2024
Appeals Court Reinstates Muslim Americans’ Lawsuit Challenging Discriminatory Questioning by U.S. Border Officers
This questioning is part of a broader decades-long problem of border officers targeting Muslim American travelers because of their religion
Issue Areas:
National Security
Religious Liberty
Court case: Kariye v. Mayorkas
Oct 03, 2024
Civil Rights Groups Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s New Hand Counting Rule
ATLANTA — A coalition of civil rights organizations intervened in a lawsuit challenging the Georgia State Election Board’s new rule requiring the hand counting of ballots in th...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Eternal Vigilance Action, Inc. v. Georgia
Oct 03, 2024
Voting Rights Advocates Warn That Ohio Secretary LaRose’s Mass Removal of Voters May Violate Federal LawÂ
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Ohio, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, League of Women Voters of Ohio, and Common Cause Ohio today sent a lette...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
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