Feb 01 Deborah Archer becomes first Black person elected to be ACLU’s president By Associated Press Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the ACLU's first Black president in the organization's 101-year history. Continue reading
Jul 21 Ex-Trump attorney Cohen sues Barr, Bureau of Prisons Director By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer has sued Attorney General William Barr and the Bureau of Prisons director, saying he's being unjustly held behind bars to stop him from finishing a book that criticizes Trump. Continue reading
Jul 13 Tennessee governor signs 6-week abortion ban, federal judge swiftly blocks By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press The Republican governor's action Monday triggered quick action by a federal judge, who opted to wait for the bill to become law to rule on whether to block its bans. Continue reading
Jun 04 ACLU sues over police force on protesters near White House By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Trump administration, alleging officials violated the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed from a park near the White House by police using chemical agents before President Donald Trump walked to… Continue reading
Oct 03 ACLU suit seeks damages for separated immigrant families By Associated Press The ACLU and other attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the government violated immigrants’ rights and traumatized young children who were taken from their parents after crossing the border illegally. Continue reading
Jul 30 ACLU: Over 900 children were separated from their families after court order to stop By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The group said 911 children had been separated from their families from June 28, 2018, to June 29 of this year. Continue reading
May 24 Federal lawsuit filed to block Alabama’s new abortion ban By Kim Chandler, Associated Press A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions on the procedure. Continue reading
May 21 Arizona prisons ban book on black men in the justice system By Terry Tang, Associated Press Arizona has banned prisoners from reading a book that discusses the impact of the criminal justice system on black men, drawing outcry from First Amendment advocates who say the move is censorship. Continue reading
May 15 Planned Parenthood and ACLU suing over Ohio abortion ban Abortion bills passed in several states are setting up legal fights to push the now-conservative-leaning Supreme Court to take up abortion and overturn Roe v. Wade. Continue reading
Apr 25 Judge gives Trump administration 6 months to identify children split at border By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw said Thursday in San Diego that it was important to set a deadline for finding potentially thousands of children who were separated between July 1, 2017, and June 25, 2018. Continue reading