Press Releases

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Apr 24, 2026

Voting Rights Groups Vow to Defeat Measure Restricting Ballot Access

This initiative is part of a dangerous national trend of anti-voter laws, meant to incite fear and distrust in our elections.
Apr 22, 2026

ACLU Defends Court Order Barring Border Patrol's Unlawful Stop-and-Arrest Practices

Plaintiffs in United Farm Workers v. Noem asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the April 2025 preliminary injunction
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: United Farm Workers, et al. v. Noem, et al.
Apr 22, 2026

SCOTUS Case To Decide Future of TPS for 1.3 Million Immigrants

We're challenging the Trump administration's attempt to make virtually all Temporary Protection Status decisions unreviewable by the court system.
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: Mullin v. Dahlia Doe
Apr 02, 2026

Court Finds Border Patrol Violated Federal Court Order During Sacramento Raids

The court granted a motion to enforce an order barring Border Patrol from making illegal stops in the Eastern District of California
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights
Court Cases: United Farm Workers, et al. v. Noem, et al.
Mar 25, 2026

ACLU Sues Modesto Over Unconstitutional Mask Ban

The vague and overbroad prohibition on face coverings and safety gear at protests infringes on the free speech rights of the public and the press
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court Cases: Pacific Media Workers Guild, et al. v. City of Modesto, et al.