The ACLU of Arkansas and a group of co-plaintiffs will not appeal a November ruling which limits lawsuits seeking to enforce parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 related to racial discrimination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Representing the Arkansas Public Policy Panel and the Arkansas State Conference NAACP, the ACLU of Arkansas sued […]
ROSE BUD, Ark. – A lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Arkansas on behalf of the ballot question committee For AR Kids claims the town of Rose Bud broke the law. The suit claims an ordinance that puts restrictions on petition canvassers at a town event violates First Amendment rights. Rose Bud, mayor being sued […]
This article was originally published in West Virginia Watch. Six West Virginia schools were notified Thursday that policies in their student handbooks may violate students’ First Amendment rights by requiring them to participate in certain activities like standing for flag-raising ceremonies and the Pledge of Allegiance and removing hats for the national anthem, among other […]
A group of immigrant advocacy organizations sued the Biden administration Wednesday over its executive action limiting asylum processing last week. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and others on behalf of Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center and the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services. In a complaint filed […]
A coalition of civil rights groups is suing President Joe Biden’s administration to block an executive order that aims to ban people seeking asylum from crossing the US-Mexico border. The ACLU and five other immigrants’ rights groups filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, DC, Wednesday on behalf of two Texas-based groups – Las Americas Immigrant […]
One of the two federal lawsuits filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana over conditions at the Howard County Jail has been dismissed. The two sides, according to court filings, agreed to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit without prejudice late last month with each side paying their own attorney costs. No reason was given […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed legal challenges against former President Donald Trump ‘s administration more than 400 times during his time in the White House, helping to halt an array of policies, including separating immigrant children from their parents. The ACLU isn’t conceding that Trump will beat President Joe Biden this […]
The American Civil Liberties Union will spend more than $25 million on down-ballot races across the country in this year’s election, aiming to “go on offense” on issues like abortion rights. Officials with the civil liberties group said the planned investment, shared first with NBC News, is its largest ever for an election cycle. The […]
May 28—With more than 600 criminal defendants now unable to find a court-appointed attorney, some Maine defense lawyers say the problem is only getting worse and court officials are turning a blind eye. Since November, judges have been ordered to meet with jailed defendants within seven days of their initial appearance if they are constitutionally […]
May 25—A superior court judge is allowing the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine to include the attorney general in a lawsuit that accuses the state of failing to provide lawyers to poor Mainers. The Kennebec County Superior Court on Thursday granted the ACLU’s petition to add Attorney General Aaron Frey to the ongoing lawsuit, […]
This article was originally published in Indiana Capital Chronicle. A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges a contentious new Indiana law that seeks to push speech and course content in college classrooms toward “intellectual diversity.” The litigation lodged by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana asserts that Senate Enrolled Act 202 violates the First […]
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat’s free newsletters here. The ACLU of Pennsylvania is suing one county and may file more cases in an effort to challenge a policy that it says disenfranchises voters who make an error when casting […]