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ACLU of Montana challenges law defining the word 'sex' in state code as only male or female

The ACLU of Montana has filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that defines the word “sex” throughout state code as only male or female, based on a person’s biology at birth

The Independent UK

This NRA Supreme Court Case Has Big Implications for Porn

The ACLU will represent the gun rights group in a case with widespread relevance for free speech.

Reason

Congress Renews Warrantless Digital Spying Program as Part of $886 Billion Spending Bill

Section 702 will continue until April, when Congress will have another shot at seriously reforming a program that desperately needs it.

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Woman suing Kentucky over abortion laws learns her embryo no longer viable

Woman, referred to as Jane Doe in court documents, was about eight weeks pregnant when she filed lawsuit against state

The Guardian - US

Pregnant Kentucky woman dismisses abortion lawsuit weeks after filing after no heartbeat discovery

Jane Doe dismissed her case less than 10 days after filing it after an unexpected health issue cropped up

The Independent UK

NRA and ACLU Teaming up on the First Amendment in NRA v. Vullo

I'm delighted to report (as Adam Liptak wrote in today's New York Times) that the ACLU will be representing the NRA in this important First Amendment case, and that the ACLU's Legal Director David Cole—an experienced Supreme Court advocate—is (the Times notes) planning on arguing. The issue in the case…

Reason

Federal Judge Orders Halt to Migrant Family Separations at US Border for 8 Years|

This follows the controversial "zero tolerance" policy implemented by the Trump administration

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Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at the border

The settlement says migrant families cannot be separated at the border for the next eight years, a policy of the Trump administration. Around 1,000 children remain separated from their parents.

WEKU

LGBTQ+ rights group sues over Iowa law banning school library books, gender identity discussion

Several families are suing to stop Iowa’s new law that critics say violates the rights of LGBTQ+ students and educators

The Independent UK

‘Archaic’: the Tennessee town that made homosexuality illegal

Republican lawmakers in the US are leaning into outdated definitions of obscenity to outlaw drag and ban books too

The Guardian - US

Who can defend voting rights? An appeals court ruling sharply limiting lawsuits looks likely to head to the Supreme Court

A federal appeals court in Arkansas ruled on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, that only the federal government – not private citizens or civil rights groups – could sue to enforce the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

The Conversation

Dems threaten immigrant aid over Israel

Advocates sound alarm about pro-Israel groups using "punitive" measures to "silence" any criticism

Salon

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

Illinois Youth Lockup Is 'No Place for Children,' According to ACLU Lawsuit

Children held in the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center are routinely subjected to solitary confinement, inadequate meals, and filthy cells, according to legal documents.

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Colorado banned forced prison labor 5 years ago. Prisoners say it's still happening

The U.S. Constitution bans slavery except as punishment for a crime. A growing number of states have tried to address this in their own constitutions, but prisoners say the only change is on paper.

The Independent UK

Eight killed in crash involving suspected people smuggling gang

Fatalities happened when a car being used for suspected human smuggling crashed trying to evade police

The Independent UK

Maryland officials approve settlement to reform autopsy process after teen's 2018 in-custody death

Maryland officials have approved a settlement that includes reforms to the state medical examiner’s process for conducting autopsies on people killed in police custody

Salon

Biden's excutive order on AI explained

Programs like ChatGPT are largely unregulated. The Biden Admin is attempting to change that but will it work?

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The Independent UK

ACLU sues South Dakota over its vanity plate restrictions

The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota is suing the state of South Dakota over a law that restricts content on vanity plates

Reason

S. Ct. Will Hear NRA's Case Alleging That N.Y. Government Coerced Companies to Stop Doing Business with NRA

The controversy is similar to part of the controversy in Murthy v. Missouri (formerly Missouri v. Biden), which also involves allegations of government coercion aimed at interfering with speech.

Reason

"Can a Public Official Block You on Social Media?," with Prof. Jeff Rosen, Prof. David Cole, and Me

Jeff Rosen is the head of the National Constitution Center; David Cole is the National Legal Director of the ACLU; we discuss the Supreme Court's cases on the subject, which were argued Tuesday.

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US rights group urges colleges to protect free speech amid Israel-Gaza war

ACLU rejects calls for investigating Palestine solidarity student organisations, saying probes would ‘chill speech’.

The Independent UK

ACLU and families of trans teens ask Supreme Court to block Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care

Attorneys representing Tennessee transgender children, teens and their families have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teenagers that a lower court allowed to go into effect

WEKU

Siding with Trump, the ACLU says a judge's gag order in Jan. 6 case is too sweeping

The ACLU says a judge's gag order against former President Trump restricts too much of his speech on matters of public importance.

The Guardian - US

ACLU sides with Trump against gag order given in federal criminal case

Liberal human rights group says order given by federal judge is overly broad and deprives Trump of his free speech rights

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