Pride and Prejudice in Princeton, Texas A school board vote to cancel a summer Pride event represented one of the first government-sponsored cancellations of the LGBTQ+ celebration in the Lone Star State. Texas Observer · Nov 12, 2024
How could Donald Trump target the LGBTQ+ community? Project 2025 is a ready blueprint for discrimination Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s US election has sent shockwaves through the LGBTQ+ community, given the president-elect’s divisive rhetoric and demonisation of the trans community in particular. The Conversation · Nov 12, 2024
Immigration Advocates Are Lawyering Up, Stockpiling Cash Ahead of Trump's 'Flatly Illegal' Mass Deportations The president-elect's campaign said the policy will be implemented from day 1 Latin Times · Nov 11, 2024
Court Blocked Videorecording of Voters (Among Other Behavior) From Judge Terrence Berg's opinion on Election Day in ACLU of Mich. v. Does 1-6: The ACLU asserts that Defendants… The post Court Blocked Videorecording of Voters (Among Other Behavior) appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Nov 9, 2024
We still don’t know everything that happened at Guantánamo Bay. The 9/11 trial could tell us An obscure records request, an ACLU lawsuit, and the 9/11 trial could finally shed light on what the CIA was doing at Guantánamo’s mysterious Camp 7, writes Josh Marcus The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2024
Federal Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Voter Intimidators Federal judge issues restraining order against individuals accused of voter intimidation in Michigan during the presidential election. Top News · Nov 6, 2024
‘Entirely normal’: Why counting US votes takes time, is not a sign of fraud With Trump already setting ‘groundwork for yelling fraud’, experts stress vote count in tight US election may take days. Al Jazeera · Nov 5, 2024
Over 4,000 overseas voters’ ballots challenged in Pennsylvania Challenges in key state aren’t valid, says ACLU, and appear to be mass effort through mail-merge process The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2024
Contested state supreme court seats are site of hidden battle for abortion access Judges are on ballot in election swing states such as Arizona and Georgia whose courts recently upheld abortion bans The Guardian - US · Nov 2, 2024
Legal Disputes Over Mail-In Ballot Challenges In Pennsylvania Legal challenges to mail-in ballot applications in Philadelphia's suburbs spark concerns over voter eligibility and potential violations of federal and sta... Top News · Oct 30, 2024
Texas Hospitals to Begin Immigration Status Checks After Controversial Order from Governor Abbott The new mandate raises concerns about healthcare access for undocumented residents, as advocacy groups warn it may deter individuals from seeking necessary medical care. Latin Times · Oct 29, 2024
Judge Rules Against Reopening Voter Registration For Teens South Carolina judge rules against reopening voter registration for 1,900 teens due to DMV glitch. ACLU advocates for voter rights. Top News · Oct 26, 2024
ACLU rejects staff petition to divest from Israel and condemn war in Gaza Group reportedly decided public stance on war was ‘not needed’ to carry out its domestic mission The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
First Openly Trans Lawyer to Argue Before Supreme Court The ACLU lawyer is representing a group of transgender minors who filed a lawsuit against Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors. International Business Times · Oct 22, 2024
Latin Times · Oct 22, 2024 Groundbreaking Attorney to Make History as First Openly Trans Lawyer to Argue Before Supreme Court The ACLU lawyer is representing a group of transgender minors who filed a lawsuit against Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024 Prosecutors ask Massachusetts' highest court to allow murder retrial for Karen Read Prosecutors called on the highest court in Massachusetts not to support dropping two charges against Karen Read who is accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend based
The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2024 Gavin Grimm won a landmark victory for US trans youth. He now struggles to survive At 16, his bathroom case reshaped LGBTQ+ equality in the US. Now facing homelessness as trans rights are stripped nationwide, he says: ‘The system won’t serve our liberation’
Reason · Oct 11, 2024 Journal of Free Speech Law: "Empowering Speech by Moderating It," by Danielle Keats Citron & Jonathan Penney A new article from the Daedalus (Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences) Future of Free Speech Symposium.
Reason · Oct 10, 2024 The ACLU of South Carolina is Suing To Publish Interviews With a Death Row Inmate South Carolina bans all media interviews with incarcerated people, a policy the state's ACLU chapter says is the most restrictive in the country and infringes on its First Amendment rights.
The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2024 Trump and guns loom large as scandal-hit supreme court gets back to work Battered by ethics scandals, the court shows no signs of reining itself in – and it could play a key role in the election
Latin Times · Oct 4, 2024 Amid Trump's Claims of Mass Deportation, ACLU Sues for Information on U.S. Immigration Detention Capabilities The organization is concerned about how such policies could impact the civil rights and civil liberties of immigrants
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024 ACLU lawsuit details DWI scheme rocking Albuquerque police A civil rights group is suing the city of Albuquerque, its police department and top officials on behalf of a man who was among those arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and later forced to pay bribes to get the charges dropped
Roll Call · Oct 2, 2024 New term for Supreme Court means cases on guns, porn access - Roll Call The Supreme Court starts a new term Monday that includes cases on guns, e-cigarettes and environmental standards.
Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2024 ‘Cruel’: Biden administration toughens asylum restrictions at US border Migrant rights advocates slam measures, which will make it more difficult to apply for asylum, as ‘cruel’ and illegal.
Salon · Sep 27, 2024 Biden set to extend asylum restrictions The ACLU, suing over the changes, said it was unfortunate that Biden is "doubling down" on the "unlawful rule"