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Fri, 02 May 2025 14:22:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2024/11/apple-touch-icon.png@2x-150x150.png Press Releases | Vlog /press-releases 32 32 Alabama Court Blocks Attempt to Impose Onerous, Unnecessary Hospital Regulations on Midwives and Birth Centers /press-releases/alabama-court-blocks-attempt-to-impose-onerous-unnecessary-hospital-regulations-on-midwives-and-birth-centers Fri, 02 May 2025 13:30:02 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206731 Civil Rights Organizations File Lawsuit Challenging Georgia Law That Punishes People Simply for Being Poor /press-releases/civil-rights-organizations-file-lawsuit-challenging-georgia-law-that-punishes-people-simply-for-being-poor Fri, 02 May 2025 14:22:23 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206752 Class Action Suit Filed Against Alaska DOC After Decades of Inadequate Health Care for Incarcerated Alaskans /press-releases/class-action-suit-filed-against-alaska-doc-after-decades-of-inadequate-health-care-for-incarcerated-alaskans Thu, 01 May 2025 21:49:21 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206724 Texas Federal Court Rules Against Trump Administration on Alien Enemies Act     /press-releases/texas-federal-court-rules-against-trump-administration-on-alien-enemies-act Thu, 01 May 2025 17:25:03 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206702 VlogAsks Court to Expand Temporary Relief to All Trans, Intersex, and Nonbinary People Seeking Passports /press-releases/aclu-asks-court-to-expand-temporary-relief-to-all-trans-intersex-and-nonbinary-people-seeking-passports Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:56:02 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206671 Federal Court Orders Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi Released on Bail /press-releases/federal-court-orders-columbia-student-mohsen-mahdawi-released-on-bail Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:05:21 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206634 Mahmoud Khalil’s Lawsuit Can Move Forward in Federal Court, Judge Finds /press-releases/mahmoud-khalil-jurisdiction-ina Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:04:24 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206599 Next Week: Appeals Court to Consider Stay of Rümeysa Öztürk’s Transfer to Vermont /press-releases/next-week-appeals-court-to-consider-stay-of-rumeysa-ozturks-transfer-to-vermont Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:49:22 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206448 As Congressional Champions Reintroduce Equality Act, Civil Rights Groups Call for its Urgent Passage /press-releases/as-congressional-champions-reintroduce-equality-act-civil-rights-groups-call-for-its-urgent-passage Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:59:59 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206601 Parent Advocacy Groups and a Coalition of Head Start Providers File Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration’s Dismantling of Head Start /press-releases/parent-advocacy-groups-and-a-coalition-of-head-start-providers-file-lawsuit-to-stop-trump-administrations-dismantling-of-head-start Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:28:09 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206438 VlogStatement on Executive Order Targeting Sanctuary Cities, Officials Accused of Obstructing Law Enforcement /press-releases/aclu-statement-on-executive-order-targeting-sanctuary-cities-officials-accused-of-obstructing-law-enforcement Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:51:50 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206440 Federal Court Dismisses Attempt to Revive Guam Abortion Ban /press-releases/federal-court-dismisses-attempt-to-revive-guam-abortion-ban Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:34:10 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206429 Mahmoud Khalil Urges Court to Allow Public and Press Access to Immigration Proceedings /press-releases/mahmoud-khalil-urges-court-to-allow-public-and-press-access-to-immigration-proceedings Mon, 28 Apr 2025 20:59:37 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206414 ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation /press-releases/ice-deports-3-u-s-citizen-children-held-incommunicado-prior-to-the-deportation Sat, 26 Apr 2025 01:06:15 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206350 Appeals Court Must Reject Government’s Cruel Attempt to Keep Rümeysa Öztürk in Louisiana /press-releases/appeals-court-must-reject-governments-cruel-attempt-to-keep-rumeysa-ozturk-in-louisiana Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:42:54 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206344 Human Rights First Joins Vlogand NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions /press-releases/human-rights-first-joins-aclu-and-nyclu-in-amicus-brief-to-protect-first-amendment-rights-and-interests-of-ngos-advocating-for-u-s-sanctions Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:54:29 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206335 Vlogof Wisconsin and VlogReact to FBI Arrest of Milwaukee Judge /press-releases/aclu-of-wisconsin-and-aclu-react-to-fbi-arrest-of-milwaukee-judge Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:10:18 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206331 New Filings: Government Admits It Had No Warrant for Mahmoud Khalil When Agents Took Him /press-releases/new-filings-government-admits-it-had-no-warrant-for-mahmoud-khalil-when-agents-took-him Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:36:31 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206019 Court Blocks Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Provision in Voting Executive Order /press-releases/court-blocks-documentary-proof-of-citizenship-provision-in-voting-executive-order Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:31:38 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=206008 Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Department of Education’s Unlawful Directive /press-releases/federal-court-grants-preliminary-injunction-against-department-of-educations-unlawful-directive Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:11:26 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205836 NFPRHA and VlogChallenge Trump Administration Over Unlawful Withholding of Title X Family Planning Program Grants /press-releases/nfprha-and-aclu-challenge-trump-administration-over-unlawful-withholding-of-title-x-family-planning-program-grants Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:39:14 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205774 VlogAsks Court to Enforce Provision of Family Separation Settlement Agreement    /press-releases/aclu-asks-court-to-enforce-provision-of-family-separation-settlement-agreement Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:52:57 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205729 Mohsen Mahdawi Challenges His Unlawful Detention by ICE /press-releases/attorneys-for-mohsen-mahdawi-challenge-his-unlawful-detention-by-ice Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:54:50 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205712 VlogLaunches “Creatives for Freedom” to Champion Artistry in the Fight for Freedom /press-releases/aclu-launches-creatives-for-freedom-to-champion-artistry-in-the-fight-for-freedom Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:12:14 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205683 VlogSues Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs for Information about DOGE Data Access /press-releases/doge-foia-aclu-ssa-va Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:17:52 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205324 ACLU, Vlogof Colorado Sue ICE for Records Regarding Potential Expansion of Immigration Detention in Western States /press-releases/aclu-aclu-of-colorado-sue-ice-for-records-regarding-potential-expansion-of-immigration-detention-in-western-states Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:07:14 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205310 Court Rules Rümeysa Öztürk’s Lawsuit Should Move Forward in Vermont and Orders ICE to Transfer Her Back to New England /press-releases/court-rules-rumeysa-ozturks-lawsuit-should-move-forward-in-vermont-and-orders-ice-to-transfer-her-back-to-new-england Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:49:20 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205276 Federal Judge Orders Temporary Relief to Six Plaintiffs in Challenge to Trump Administration Policy Barring Updates to Sex Designation on US Passports /press-releases/federal-judge-partially-blocks-trump-administration-policy-barring-updates-to-sex-designation-on-us-passports Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:12:04 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205281 VlogAdvises University General Counsels on Legal Limits on ICE’s Authority /press-releases/aclu-advises-university-general-counsels-on-legal-limits-on-ices-authority Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:33:55 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205261 Court Vlog Order Finding Extensive and Irredeemable Defects in the Application of the Death Penalty in Kansas /press-releases/court-declines-to-rule-on-constitutionality-of-kansas-death-penalty-and-death-qualification Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:38:24 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205184 Federal Court Rules Mississippi's Legislative Remedial Maps Still Violate Voting Rights Act in Desoto County /press-releases/federal-court-rules-mississippis-legislative-remedial-maps-still-violate-voting-rights-act-in-desoto-county Wed, 16 Apr 2025 20:47:23 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205173 Students Sue Department of Defense Schools Over Curriculum Changes, Book Bans /press-releases/dodea-book-bans Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:09:52 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=205043 In New Filings, Rümeysa Öztürk’s Legal Team Argue for Her Release from ICE Detention /press-releases/in-new-filings-rumeysa-ozturks-legal-team-argue-for-her-release-from-ice-detention Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:58:56 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204957 Legal Organizations Across Ideologies File Amicus Briefs in Support of Jenner & Block, WilmerHale Law Firms /press-releases/legal-organizations-across-ideologies-file-amicus-briefs-in-support-of-jenner-block-wilmerhale-law-firms Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:49:07 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204931 Despite Lack of Evidence, Louisiana Immigration Judge Rules Against Mahmoud Khalil in Deportation Hearing /press-releases/despite-lack-of-evidence-louisiana-immigration-judge-rules-against-mahmoud-khalil-in-deportation-hearing Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:07:15 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204926 VlogFOIA Litigation Reveals Information About Plans to Expand ICE Detention Facilities Nationwide /press-releases/aclu-foia-litigation-reveals-information-about-plans-to-expand-ice-detention-facilities-nationwide Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:16:25 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204559 NY Court of Appeals Grants Hearing to Father Challenging the Termination of His Parental Rights Based on Disability and National Origin Discrimination /press-releases/ny-court-of-appeals-grants-hearing-to-father-challenging-the-termination-of-his-parental-rights-based-on-disability-and-national-origin-discrimination Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:59:52 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204515 Human Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions Targeting ICC /press-releases/human-rights-advocates-sue-trump-administration-over-sanctions-targeting-icc Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:38:41 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204472 VlogCondemns House Passage of Anti-Voter SAVE Act, Calls on Senate to Reject It /press-releases/aclu-condemns-house-passage-of-anti-voter-save-act-calls-on-senate-to-reject-it Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:43:05 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204492 Agreement Temporarily Halts Enforcement of Department of Education’s Unlawful Directive /press-releases/agreement-temporarily-halts-enforcement-of-department-of-educations-unlawful-directive Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:03:53 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204477 New York Federal Court Temporarily Halts Removals Under Alien Enemies Act     /press-releases/new-york-federal-court-temporarily-halts-removals-under-alien-enemies-act Thu, 10 Apr 2025 01:27:43 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204460 VlogResponds to House Passage of H.R. 1526, Limiting Courts’ Ability to Rein in Abuses of Power /press-releases/aclu-responds-to-house-passage-of-h-r-1526-limiting-courts-ability-to-rein-in-abuses-of-power Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:26:35 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204453 VlogUrges Supreme Court to Reject Mandatory Opt-Outs from Maryland School District’s Inclusive English Language Arts Curriculum /press-releases/aclu-urges-supreme-court-to-reject-mandatory-opt-outs-from-maryland-school-districts-inclusive-english-language-arts-curriculum Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:46:29 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204428 Federal Court in Texas Temporarily Blocks Removals Under Alien Enemies Act    /press-releases/federal-court-in-texas-temporarily-blocks-removals-under-alien-enemies-act Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:46:17 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204416 VlogFiles Lawsuit in Texas to Block Removals Under Alien Enemies Act    /press-releases/aclu-files-lawsuit-in-texas-to-block-removals-under-alien-enemies-act Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:20:15 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204379 Groups Move to Block Removals Under Alien Enemies Act   /press-releases/groups-move-to-block-removals-under-alien-enemies-act Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:45:02 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204302 Supreme Court Lifts Temporary Block on Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Immigrants, Clears Path to Further Challenges  /press-releases/supreme-court-lifts-temporary-block-on-trumps-use-of-alien-enemies-act-to-deport-immigrants-clears-path-to-further-challenges Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:15:35 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204264 Oklahoma Faith Leaders, Education Advocates, and Parents Urge Supreme Court to Block Nation’s First Religious Public Charter School /press-releases/oklahoma-faith-leaders-education-advocates-and-parents-urge-supreme-court-to-block-nations-first-religious-public-charter-school Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:17:57 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204205 Federal Court Halts Florida’s Cruel Anti-Immigrant Law SB 4-C in Major Victory for Immigrant Justice /press-releases/federal-court-halts-floridas-cruel-anti-immigrant-law-sb-4-c-in-major-victory-for-immigrant-justice Mon, 07 Apr 2025 14:43:59 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204195 VlogReacts to Updated OMB Guidance for AI Use by Federal Agencies /press-releases/aclu-reacts-to-updated-omb-guidance-for-ai-use-by-federal-agencies Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:50:49 +0000 /?post_type=press_release&p=204153