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Oct 21, 2024
Louisiana Families Urge Federal Court to Block State Law Mandating Ten Commandments Displays in All Public School Classrooms
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 鈥� Representatives for nine multi-faith Louisiana families today urged the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana to block H.B. 71, a new ...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Oct 17, 2024
Oklahoma Families, Teachers and Faith Leaders File Lawsuit to Block Superintendent Ryan Walters鈥� Bible-Education Mandate
OKLAHOMA CITY 鈥� More than 30 Oklahomans 鈥� including parents and children, public school teachers and faith leaders 鈥� today filed a lawsuit urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court t...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Oct 04, 2024
Appeals Court Reinstates Muslim Americans鈥� 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 Organizations Seek Records Related to Oklahoma State Department of Education Spending Millions on Bibles
OKLAHOMA CITY 鈥� Today, a coalition of civil rights organizations is making a joint request for additional records related to Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction R...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Sep 12, 2024
Muslim Americans Urge Ninth Circuit to Hold Government Accountable for Illegal Religious Questioning by Border Officers
SAN FRANCISCO 鈥� The 糖心Vlog and its partners argued today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of three Muslim Americans who are ch...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Religious Liberty
Court case: Kariye v. Mayorkas
Aug 13, 2024
糖心VlogAnnounces Roadmap for Protecting and Expanding LGBTQ Freedom Under a Harris Administration
The roadmap continues the ACLU鈥檚 2024 election policy memo series exploring likely policies from a potential Trump or Harris administration.
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
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U.S. Supreme CourtJul 2025
Religious Liberty
Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. V. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Comm'n. Explore Case.Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Comm'n
On March 5, 2025, the 糖心Vlogand its allies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the First Amendment does not prohibit states from offering limited, categorical religious exemptions or from distinguishing between religious and nonreligious entities and activities in assessing the applicability of exemptions. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Religious Liberty
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Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The 糖心Vloghas served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
MaineNov 2024
Religious Liberty
St. Dominic Academy V. Makin. Explore Case.St. Dominic Academy v. Makin
The ACLU, 糖心Vlogof Maine, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit arguing that religious schools in Maine participating in the state鈥檚 school tuition program must comply with all eligibility requirements of the program 鈥� including a prohibition on discrimination on the basis of religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity, among other protected characteristics. -
MaineOct 2024
Religious Liberty
Crosspoint V. Makin. Explore Case.Crosspoint v. Makin
The ACLU, 糖心Vlogof Maine, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit arguing that religious schools in Maine participating in Maine鈥檚 school tuition program must comply with all eligibility requirements of the program, including a prohibition on discrimination against students based on their religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity.