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The First 100 Days
In the first 100 days of the Trump administration, we filed 110 legal actions. More than 1 million ACLU community members ...
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We Are Defending Freedom in the Courts — And Still Winning
With 53 lawsuits filed against the Trump administration and counting, we will not surrender our freedoms to a lawless ...
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Federal Court Orders Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi Released on Bail
BURLINGTON, Vt. – From the bench, Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi from prison on bail today, ...
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Next Week: Appeals Court to Consider Stay of Rümeysa Öztürk’s Transfer to Vermont
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday issued an administrative stay while it considers the government’s request for an emergency stay of Judge Sessions’ order to transfer Rümeysa Öztürk to ...
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Parent Advocacy Groups and a Coalition of Head Start Providers File Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration’s Dismantling of Head Start
SEATTLE, Wash.– Today, a coalition of parents and Head Start providers filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s ...
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Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities
Medicaid helps tens of millions of people stay healthy, care for their families, and navigate life’s hardest moments. It’s a ...
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ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation
Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well ...
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Appeals Court Must Reject Government’s Cruel Attempt to Keep Rümeysa Öztürk in Louisiana
NEW YORK — Tonight Rümeysa Öztürk’s legal team filed their opposition to the Trump administration's emergency request to an appeals court to pause a federal judge's order requiring her transfer from ...
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Human Rights First Joins ACLU and NYCLU in Amicus Brief to Protect First Amendment Rights and Interests of NGOs Advocating for U.S. Sanctions
Today, Human Rights First, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New ...