Nation Feb 01 Deborah Archer becomes first Black person elected to be ACLU’s president By Associated Press
Nation Jun 15 Watch 8:13 What landmark Supreme Court ruling means for LGBTQ rights The Supreme Court announced a milestone decision Monday, ruling that job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender identity is illegal. What is the significance of this decision for LGBTQ rights, even beyond the realm of employment? Judy…
Nation Oct 25 Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count U.S. immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents at the Mexico border early in the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday, bringing the total number of children separated since July 2017 to more than… By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press
Nation Sep 05 Groups sue Trump administration over immigrant medical care The Trump administration has ended a program that allows foreign nationals to work legally and receive health benefits for up to two years while they or their family members receive medical treatment. By Associated Press
Nation Jul 17 ACLU seeks to block Trump asylum rule Civil liberties groups are asking for a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's effort to effectively end asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. By Colleen Long, Associated Press
Apr 09 Judge blocks Trump’s policy requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The judge held off on enforcing his decision until Friday to give the government a chance to ask an appeals court for a review. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 11:07 Deported father agonizes over getting his 6-year-old daughter back In rural Honduras, a separated family is desperate for answers about their little girl. After crossing illegally into the U.S. in June, 6-year-old Marianita was sent to a children's shelter as her father was deported without his daughter. More than… Continue watching
Aug 03 U.S., ACLU divide on how to reunify separated families By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration and the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday revealed widely divergent plans on how to reunite hundreds of immigrant children with parents who have been deported since the families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Aug 08 Trump administration sides with Ohio on purging voter rolls By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Ohio's system for removing inactive voters from the rolls does not violate the National Voter Registration Act, the Justice Department said Monday. Continue reading
May 13 Lawmakers in 10 states push to raise marriage age By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline Most Americans think of child marriage as a vestige of a bygone era. And yet in every state, people under 18 are allowed to marry. Continue reading