American Civil Liberties Union

Peter Brown remained locked in a county jail for weeks, as county officials waited for immigration authorities to deport him to Jamaica—a country he had never lived in.

• By Jack Herrera

A federal judge in San Francisco has issued an injunction against the Trump administration, temporarily suspending the administration's policy of denying asylum to migrants caught crossing the southern border illegally.

• By Jack Herrera

Advocates argue that asylum seekers aren't just fleeing domestic abuse—they're fleeing gender-based violence.

• By Jack Herrera

Multiple civil rights groups sued the administration on Friday, arguing that a new executive policy violates both United States and international law.

• By Jack Herrera

The bus company argues it has no choice but to cooperate with Customs and Border Protection agents' searches and interrogation of its passengers.

• By Massoud Hayoun

The proposed changes could put a fee on protesting in the nation's capitol.

• By Emily Moon

After hearing the last appeal from a man on death row, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the death penalty, as applied in the state, is unconstitutional.

• By Jack Herrera

The case—Brett Kavanaugh's first as a Supreme Court justice—deals with mandatory detention laws to keep immigrants in prisons during trials, even if they aren't a public danger or flight risk.

• By Jack Herrera

President Trump on Monday echoed arguments from his campaign, but his information seems outdated.

• By Francie Diep

A court decision in favor of an Orange County city seeking to exempt itself from the California Values Act likely marks the escalation of a protracted legal standoff.

• By Massoud Hayoun

Grassroots Campaigns canvasses for such non-profits as Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union. But former employees say the organization has taken a hardline—and repressive—view of labor reform within its own ranks.

• By Arvind Dilawar

The complaint alleges Facebook discriminated against women and non-binary people by allowing employers to target men in job advertisements.

• By Emily Moon

Colorado sues an opioid manufacturer, the ACLU says the government suppressed pipeline protests, and India lets go of an outmoded gay sex ban.

• By Rebecca Worby

Advocates respond to the Washington Post's reports that Hispanic people with American birth certificates were being treated as non-citizens.

• By Jack Herrera

The non-theistic religious organization has challenged Christian dominance in governmental action across the nation for years.

• By Jack Denton

Although the Trump administration wants to restrict access to the ballot box, its chief spokesperson once sued to overturn a ban on student voting.

• By Blake Paterson

Leaders in the civil rights community fear the dangerous precedent set by the court's upholding of Trump's travel ban and denounce the reasoning behind the decision.

• By Ian Hurley

In the three years after the law took effect, about one in seven voter registration applications in the state were blocked because the individuals failed to provide proof of citizenship.

• By Rebecca Worby

The ACLU warns that a new rule allowing the government to look into potential guardians' immigration status will leave the children with nowhere to go but detention facilities.

• By Massoud Hayoun

#WhereAreTheChildren has been making headlines, but there's much more going on.

• By Ashley Hackett

A new report shows widespread abuse of minors while they were in custody of Customs and Border Protection.

• By Ashley Hackett

The research the attorney general drew his conclusions from had some serious flaws.

• By Ashley Hackett

The Iowa chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood announced a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the state's new "Fetal Heartbeat" Bill.

• By Kate Wheeling

Lawsuits challenging earlier TPS cancelations charge the Trump administration was guided not by calculations over the nations' safety, but by racism.

• By Massoud Hayoun