Nonprofit Groups Fear A New House Bill Could Silence Them
A panoply of civil liberties advocacy groups and other nonprofits are raising alarms over a bill that passed the House Thursday, saying it could be used to punish them for …
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The ACLU Fights for Your Constitutional Right to Make Deepfakes
On January 29, in testimony before the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee, Hunt-Blackwell urged lawmakers to scrap the bill’s criminal penalties and to add carve-outs for news media organizations wishing to …
Senate To Vote On Bills Regulating Social Media For Kids
WASHINGTON ― The Senate is set to vote this week on legislation designed to make social media companies take more responsibility in shielding children from harmful material. Senate Majority Leader …
ACLU Sues Biden Administration Over ‘Unilateral’ Ban On Asylum Seekers
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Biden administration on Wednesday after the White House said it would effectively shut out asylum seekers who attempt to cross the country’s southern …
ACLU Says Mississippi School District’s Dress Code Violates Title IX
Transgender and gender-nonconforming students at a Mississippi high school were unfairly targeted because of the school district’s sex-specific dress code, the American Civil Liberties Union claims in a complaint filed …
Top Florida Court Greenlights 6-Week Abortion Ban
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis departs after speaking at a Concerned Women for America Summit on Sept. 15, 2023. Florida’s state Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the state constitution does …
Judge Temporarily Blocks Idaho’s Ban On Transgender Youth Health Care
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ACLU Sues Texas To Stop Arresting Immigrants
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit to block Texas police from being able to arrest immigrants who crossed the border illegally. “Gov. Abbott’s efforts to circumvent the …
Iowa Republicans Vote To Ban Most Abortions After About 6 Weeks
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon special session Tuesday that continued late into …