Press Releases
Aug 14, 2026
Federal Court Rejects Effort to Block DeSoto County’s Majority-Black Judicial District
Court rules plaintiffs “wholly failed to carry their burden” in challenge to Mississippi’s only majority-Black judicial subdistrict
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Foster v. State of Mississippi
Aug 14, 2026
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Rights of Detained Noncitizens to Bond Hearings
First Circuit is the seventh appellate court to reject Trump administration's novel application of immigration detention statutes
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruli...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Aug 13, 2026
ACLU Comment on Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Alien Enemies Act Challenge
NEW ORLEANS — The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans today dismissed W.M.M. v. Trump, a case challenging President Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act. ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: WMM v. Trump
Aug 13, 2026
As Public Opposition to Flock Grows, ACLU Responds to Surveillance Company’s “New” Updates
In a new analysis, ACLU warns of gaps in Flock’s proposed changes and why the company’s license plate readers still threaten civil liberties
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
National Security
Aug 11, 2026
Federal Court Blocks U.S. Postal Service from Implementing Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting
In granting preliminary injunction, court finds that President Trump’s 2026 executive order is likely unconstitutional and likely to disenfranchise voters in upcoming elections
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump
Aug 11, 2026
Legal Groups That Secured Supreme Court Birthright Victory Move to Protect Babies From Trump's Latest Attacks on Citizenship
CONCORD, N.H. — Legal groups that recently won a major Supreme Court victory on behalf of babies who would have been denied citizenship under a failed Trump executive order are a...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
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