The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and other civil rights organizations are demanding that Texas State University reinstate the Black History 101 Mobile Museum exhibition, which was canceled due to a misapplication of state law and a violation of the First Amendment.
The U.S. Coast Guard has enacted a workplace harassment policy that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “potentially divisive” rather than explicitly identifying them as hate symbols, which has raised concerns among historians and lawmakers.
The ACLU is urging members of the U.S. House of Representatives to vote against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill that would criminalize the provision of gender-affirming medical care for transgender people under 18, which the ACLU describes as the most extreme anti-transgender legislation ever considered by Congress.
The Alabama Birth Equity Initiative is a coalition of Black women-led organizations working to address the state’s maternal health crisis by providing midwifery services, mutual aid, community leadership development and policy advocacy.
Eighteen multifaith and nonreligious families filed a federal class action lawsuit to stop more than 1,000 Texas public school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, arguing that it violates constitutional protections.
The ACLU of Wisconsin has accused City of Greenfield Police Chief Jay Johnson of ordering the installation of a surveillance camera outside his personal home during his divorce, which is a misuse of public resources and a pattern of police abusing surveillance tools for personal reasons.
In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda is criticizing Texas’ near-total abortion ban following the death of 28-year-old mother Tierra Walker, highlighting the growing national crisis of restrictive abortion laws and their impact on maternal health, especially for Black women.
LeAnne Withdrow, a civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard, has filed a class-action lawsuit challenging a Trump-Vance administration policy that blocks intersex and transgender federal employees from using bathrooms aligned with their affirmed gender, arguing that it violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Monica Simpson of SisterSong: Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective condemned the death of Tierra Walker, a Georgia mother who was denied an abortion despite clear medical risk, and called for an end to the political overreach that blocked her from receiving medically necessary care.
Ann Warner has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity, taking over from Margaret Hempel in early 2026, with a goal of raising at least $40 million annually to support organizations led by and serving communities most affected by gender, reproductive and racial inequities.
Federal officials have filed charges against an Alabama man accused of making threats targeting Jewish and Muslim religious leaders, which has been welcomed by CAIR-Alabama as a vital step in holding individuals accountable for hate-fueled violence.
The ACLU of New York has released a policy platform outlining necessary reforms to protect civil rights and vulnerable communities in New York City, including strengthening sanctuary laws, regulating surveillance, and reforming the city’s jails.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carol Leonnig has warned that Donald Trump has taken a “wrecking ball” to the Department of Justice, hollowing it out with political purges, fear, and the dismantling of long-standing norms, potentially threatening the rule of law and the fairness of the justice system.
The Trump administration’s attempt to censor late-night entertainment is an abuse of power, and the FCC’s threat to revoke broadcast licenses based on political viewpoints is a clear violation of the First Amendment.
Friends, family, and neighbors of 19-year-old Rocco Robinson plan to hold a press conference to denounce the police shooting that killed him on September 9, alleging police violence and aggression, and demanding the release of all records related to the incident.
Rejecting Columbus Day is not about erasing history, but about refusing to perpetuate a national holiday rooted in myth, conquest, enslavement and sexual terror, and instead honoring the survival, resilience, and cultural continuity of the Indigenous Peoples who endured.
President Donald Trump has escalated tensions by publishing a list of Democratic officials and leaders who have criticized ICE, which has been amplified by right-wing platforms and framed as an “enemies list”, causing alarm from state leaders, civil rights advocates, and Democratic officials.
A federal judge has ruled that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) violated the First Amendment by disfavoring grant applicants accused of promoting “gender ideology.”
The Trump administration has declared parts of the U.S.-Mexico border region as “National Defense Areas”, giving the Department of Defense new enforcement powers and potentially leading to federal trespassing charges for those who enter the areas, blurring the line between law enforcement and the military.
The Trump administration has been using its power to intimidate critics, punish dissent, and redefine the boundaries of speech, culminating in the president’s declaration that he will label antifa as a terrorist organization, which is a move straight out of the authoritarian playbook.