Over 200 organizations and legal experts are urging accountability for President Donald Trump’s statements, which they believe could amount to threats of war crimes or even genocide, and are calling for adherence to international law.
The Vera Institute of Justice has issued a statement criticizing the removal of Attorney General Pam Bondi, highlighting the changes under her leadership that affected victim services, youth justice, and more, as well as the funding cuts that affected various programs.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 23 other attorneys general have filed a comment letter condemning a Trump administration proposal targeting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, calling it unlawful and urging federal officials to withdraw it.
Nikson Mathews, a transgender man living in Idaho, has testified against Republican-backed legislation that would criminalize trans people for using bathrooms that align with their gender identity, and has faced the choice of risking arrest or potential violence for being in public.
The Trump administration is pushing policies that undermine women’s economic freedom and security, enforce archaic gender roles, and restrict access to reproductive healthcare, in an effort to pressure women into marrying men and raising children.
The Tennessee House passed legislation requiring the collection and public reporting of detailed medical data related to transgender patients, drawing criticism from advocates who warn the measure threatens medical privacy.
A growing number of states are advancing legislation that restricts the rights of transgender individuals, prompting advocates to warn of sweeping national consequences.
The ACLU is warning that the Trump administration’s proposal to deploy ICE agents at airport security checkpoints would mark an unprecedented escalation of federal immigration enforcement into civilian travel spaces, and the American people are opposed to increasing funding for federal immigration enforcement agencies without accountability measures.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit is reviewing an Oklahoma law that plaintiffs say has created a chilling effect for educators, prohibiting instructors from including eight prohibited concepts related to sex and race, and potentially violating students’ First Amendment rights.
Human rights advocates challenged the legality of U.S. boat strikes in the Caribbean during a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, arguing the policy violates domestic and international law and has caused widespread harm to Latin American communities.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted 2-1 to allow federal agencies to restrict transgender employees to bathrooms corresponding with their sex assigned at birth, overturning nearly a decade of workplace protections.
Eight people have been convicted on terrorism charges for their alleged ties to the antifa movement, raising concerns about the potential criminalization of protest activity and the limits of First Amendment protections.
The Texas Supreme Court has ordered PFLAG to turn over records to the state attorney general’s office as part of an investigation into banned medical care for transgender minors, reversing a lower court decision.
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.