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Trump's Push to End Birthright Citizenship Already Sparks Legal Showdown

Trump's move has sparked immediate backlash. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong pledged swift legal action, saying, "We will sue imminently."

Latin Times · Jan 21, 2025

Immigration Lawyers Raise Concerns About Laken Riley Act: 'Could Disproportionately Affect Vulnerable Communities'

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has also highlighted that the bill could lead to racial profiling and mass detention

Latin Times · Jan 10, 2025

Snowmobiler Asks the Supreme Court to Throw Out Sentence for Doing Something Stupid

There's an old saying, "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes." It's something that everyone should really live by and means if you know something is stupid, illegal, or wrong and you do it anyway, you shouldn't be surprised when it comes back to bite you in the ass. Nor should…

RideApart · Dec 18, 2024

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Trump To Remove ICE Restrictions, End Protections For Immigrant Arrests At Sensitive Locations

The policy change could end the practice of people seeking deportation protection by living in sensitive locations like churches, schools and weddings.

Latin Times · Dec 12, 2024

How would Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation scheme?

Trump deported 1.5 million people in his first term; it’s now suggested he’ll remove 1 million a year in his second term

The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2024

Thousands protest in New York and Washington – as it happened

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The Guardian - US · Nov 9, 2024

Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago

Traffic stops by Chicago police have more than doubled over the past nine years in what the American Civil Liberties Union, a civil rights group, is calling the “new stop-and-frisk.”

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2024

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UC and Cal State Restrictions Imposed After Palestine Protests Are Assailed as Unconstitutional

Faculty, students, labor groups and the American Civil Liberties Union say the harder line on demonstrations may be discriminatory.

Capital & Main · Sep 26, 2024

ACLU sues Washington state city over anti-homeless laws as it seeks workaround to SCOTUS ruling

The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has sued the city of Spokane, alleging that its anti-homeless laws violate the state constitution

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

Biden administration gets sued over executive action cracking down on asylum seeking

The suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which had already anticipated its willingness to do so

Latin Times · Jun 13, 2024

ACLU Prepares Legal Challenges Against Potential Trump Immigration Policies

Learn how the ACLU challenges Trump's immigration policies, prepares for legal battles, and advocates for civil liberties.

What Leaving Abortion Up to the States Really Means

Reproductive freedom initiatives are advancing toward November ballots, putting the matter of abortion access in voters' hands.

Reason · Apr 15, 2024

Pro-Palestinian student group sues DeSantis over ‘deactivation’

Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine say order by Republican governor violates its free speech rights

The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2023

Amicus Briefs in Volokh v. James, the Second Circuit Case Related to Social Media "Hate Speech" Policies

"For the most part, the American Civil Liberties Union, Young Americans for Freedom, and the Babylon Bee don't see eye to eye."

Reason · Oct 6, 2023

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Reason · Sep 28, 2023

Jameel Jaffer (Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia) and I, at Cornell, on Free Expression

I much enjoyed this panel, introduced by Cornell President Martha Pollack and moderated by Cornell Dean of Faculty Eve De Rosa; you can watch it here. My fellow panelist (with whom I largely agreed), Jameel Jaffer, is a former deputy legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union and director…

The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023

Indiana's near-total abortion ban set to take effect as state Supreme Court denies rehearing

Indiana’s near-total abortion ban is set to take effect within days after the Indiana Supreme Court denied a rehearing in the case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana

Roll Call · Jul 25, 2023

Judge strikes down Biden administration asylum restrictions - Roll Call

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against a Biden administration policy from May that limits asylum eligibility for migrants.

The Guardian - US · Jul 5, 2023

How civil rights activists are preparing for a post-affirmative action college landscape

The court didn’t explicitly rule out consideration of a student’s race, leaving door open to interpretation of college admissions aims

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Los Angeles Times · Jun 17, 2023

LA County and ACLU reach 'extraordinary' agreement to address jail conditions

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County and the American Civil Liberties Union have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit that alleged "barbaric" conditions in county jails, officials announced Friday.

The Guardian - US · Jun 17, 2023

US rightwing group planned $6m for anti-trans messaging in 2022 midterms

Independent Women’s Voice turned resources to fighting trans rights in 10 key swing states, documents reveal

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023

Senate confirms voting rights lawyer as New York federal judge

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed voting rights lawyer Dale Ho to be a federal judge in New York, a nominee who followed a less traditional career path to the bench through work at the American Civil Liberties Union.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

Chinese citizens sue Florida over ban on home purchases

The American Civil Liberties Union sued Florida over a law championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that bars most Chinese citizens from buying homes in the state.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

Sign of the times? History marker for communist draws anger

Republican officials in New Hampshire are objecting to a historical marker dedicated to labor activist who championed women’s rights and was a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, but who also led the Communist Party and was sent to prison

Bangkok Post · Apr 7, 2023

US Supreme Court lets trans girl stay on track team

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court has let a 12-year-old transgender girl continue competing on her middle school track team, acting for the first time on a wave of new state restrictions on athletic participation.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

‘We will sue’: Idaho ACLU seeking to partner with those affected by ban on gender-affirming care

BOISE, Idaho — Less than a day after House Bill 71 was signed into law, the American Civil Liberties Union said it plans to sue to block Idaho’s new prohibition on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

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