The Trump administration has announced plans to end the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s use of the disparate impact rule, which has been used to protect survivors of domestic violence, women of color, and other marginalized groups from housing discrimination.
A judge in Kansas rejected a request for a temporary restraining order to block the enforcement of SB 244, a state law that invalidates the driver’s licenses of transgender people and allows anyone to sue someone they suspect of being transgender for using the “wrong” restroom in government buildings.
A Kansas district court judge declined to temporarily block enforcement of a new state law that invalidates updated driver’s licenses and birth certificates for transgender people and restricts restroom access in government buildings, allowing the measure to remain in effect while litigation proceeds.
Florida’s proposed House Bill 945, which would establish a state-run intelligence office with the authority to scrutinize individuals’ political views, has raised alarm among civil liberties advocates who warn it could lead to expanded domestic surveillance and erosion of First Amendment protections.
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Harvard University seeking access to extensive student admissions data, sparking alarm among legal scholars and civil rights advocates who warn the effort could weaponize information about race under the guise of transparency.
Pauli Murray’s legacy of advocating for racial and gender justice, the right to protest, and the right to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment, continues to inspire the ACLU’s work today.
The Justice Department has dropped its appeals from four court rulings that challenged President Trump’s executive orders aimed at sanctioning four major law firms, which were in retaliation for their First Amendment-protected work on lawsuits that have been actively disfavored by the president.
Trans Liberty has launched “Operation Lifeboat” to provide assistance to transgender Kansans affected by the enactment of Senate Bill 244, which invalidates previously issued identity documents and imposes criminal penalties for restroom use in government buildings.
The Trump administration’s attacks on the federal judiciary have increased threats to judges, creating a dangerous climate that undermines the independence of the judicial branch and threatens democracy.
The ACLU of Indiana filed two federal lawsuits against Ball State University on behalf of 11 undergraduate students, alleging the university violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments by enforcing a campus policy that restricts expressive activity within 50 feet of most campus buildings.
The ACLU of Wisconsin is calling for greater transparency and oversight of police surveillance technology after allegations that a Milwaukee police officer misused an automated license plate reader system to track two women for personal reasons.
The US Supreme Court has blocked California from enforcing a state law that prohibited public schools from notifying parents if a child expresses gender nonconformity or seeks to change their name or pronouns at school.
The ACLU is fighting against state laws that ban transgender athletes from participating in school sports, arguing that these laws are discriminatory and undermine the achievements of women athletes.
The ACLU and several other organizations have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare geofence warrants unconstitutional, arguing that the increasingly used investigative tool violates the Fourth Amendment and amounts to a sweeping digital dragnet.
Two transgender Kansas residents have filed a lawsuit challenging a newly enacted Kansas law that invalidates certain driver’s licenses, restricts updates to gender markers, and authorizes private lawsuits based on suspected transgender identity, citing violations of the Kansas Constitution.
Trans Liberty PAC has issued an evacuation warning for transgender residents of Kansas following the Legislature’s override of Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of Senate Bill 244, which could expose individuals to civil lawsuits, criminal penalties and the invalidation of previously issued identity documents.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has raised concerns about the federal government’s compliance with the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 after a search warrant targeting Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson was unsealed, revealing that it ignored the law’s protections for journalists.
President Trump used his State of the Union address to advocate for increased state restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender youth, which critics say could affect the rights of transgender minors and their families.
Two journalists were arrested while covering a protest, raising concerns about the use of federal civil rights statutes against the press and the potential chilling effect on press freedom and democratic accountability.
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute has condemned the UK authorities for searching a barrister’s chambers and seizing privileged defence materials related to a Guantánamo detainee case, calling it a serious threat to the rule of law and fair trial rights.