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https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljvbpeypk22l

Published: March 8, 2025 19:40

"Strangers now have access to everything, from my random casual conversations to incredibly intimate family exchanges." The ACLU of Northern California is defending a student whose phone was unlawfully searched and seized by her university just weeks…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljt6xe3sik2c

Published: March 7, 2025 23:46

BREAKING: In response to our lawsuit, the National Endowment for the Arts will no longer force grant applicants to certify that they won't promote "gender ideology." This is a big step toward defeating the NEA's unconstitutional censorship.

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljt2dgcj4s2c

Published: March 7, 2025 22:23

NEW: We’re filing a motion asking a federal court to enforce its preliminary injunction and continue blocking the Trump administration from threatening hospitals that provide gender-affirming medical care for trans people under the age of 19.

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljsxrupnfk2u

Published: March 7, 2025 21:37

BREAKING: We're suing President Trump over his executive order prohibiting gender-affirming care for people in federal prisons. We'll see Trump in court to protect access to life-saving health care for people in federal custody.

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljstygk3yk2a

Published: March 7, 2025 20:30

Using AI to scan the social media posts of students at U.S. universities and then punish them for their views is discriminatory and a direct attack on our freedom of speech.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljsrl5vqis2q

Published: March 7, 2025 19:46

Threatening to cut federal funding for schools that engage in DEI initiatives is a blatant attempt to deprive students of a full and honest education. We're taking the Trump administration to court.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljskubnobk23

Published: March 7, 2025 17:46

Classroom censorship denies students the right to see themselves reflected in what they’re taught, to form their own opinions, and to express themselves. https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/we-have-to-reclaim-race-and-racism

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljsgs7d2qc2p

Published: March 7, 2025 16:33

A new requirement forces grant applicants for the National Endowment for the Arts to pledge that they won't promote "gender ideology". This violates the First Amendment. We'll see the Trump Administration in court.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljsc2ixki22f

Published: March 7, 2025 15:09

NEW: We signed a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging them to protect the freedom of the press. The FCC's politically-motivated investigations of media organizations undermines the First Amendment and must be stopped.

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljq6i3hzuk2x

Published: March 6, 2025 18:59

The First Amendment prohibits the government, including the FCC, from dictating what content the media covers and how they cover it. The Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act will help protect freedom of the press.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljq4k7blck2s

Published: March 6, 2025 18:25

The government has increasingly invoked an overly broad law known as the Foreign Agents Registration Act to stigmatize, stifle, and sanction viewpoints it doesn’t like. We're asking the court to ensure FARA isn't used to violate the First Amendment. …

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljpuvjfxz22a

Published: March 6, 2025 16:08

BREAKING: We're suing to block the Trump administration from requiring artists who apply to the National Endowment for the Arts for funding to have to attest they won't use any funds to "promote” what the government deems to be “gender ideology." This is…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljobusfybk2l

Published: March 6, 2025 00:55

Students should not be punished for protesting for what they believe in. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-federal-funding-will-stop-colleges-schools-allowing-illegal-protests-2025-03-04/

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljnwqa4ess2g

Published: March 5, 2025 21:35

Whether you changed your name because you got married or any other reason, the SAVE Act could keep you and millions of others from being able to vote. Tell Congress: Protect our democracy and reject this dangerous bill.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljntkkj4dk2k

Published: March 5, 2025 20:38

Miss Major has been fighting for transgender rights for decades. She participated in the 1969 Stonewall Riots, became involved in grassroots community organizing, and served with several HIV and AIDS assistance organizations. This Women's History Month,…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljnmhek25c2h

Published: March 5, 2025 18:31

BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration for threatening funding cuts to schools that engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The federal government cannot force schools to follow their political agenda.

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljnldya6qk2h

Published: March 5, 2025 18:12

Before retinol was a skincare fad, its ingredients were tested on hundreds of incarcerated people, the majority of whom were Black. People in prison were also subjected to untested pharmaceuticals and toxic chemicals, without regard for their safety or…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljngk4alns2o

Published: March 5, 2025 16:46

BREAKING: A judge permanently blocked Arizona's abortion ban. This is a direct result of voters passing the state's constitutional amendment to protect abortion access in November.

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljncaqbly224

Published: March 5, 2025 15:29

BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration must pay U.S. businesses and nonprofits the congressionally authorized $2B they’re owed for work already completed for USAID. This ruling is a victory for the rule of law. President Trump has a…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljn4lyyjx22u

Published: March 5, 2025 13:48

Brad Sigmon is scheduled to be the third person in U.S. history to be executed by state firing squad. There is no execution method that isn’t inhumane and torturous.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljlyqdxxy22d

Published: March 5, 2025 03:06

DOGE is seizing access to federal computer systems that house our personal data, including bank accounts, health records, and social security numbers.  Tell your member of Congress to protect our privacy NOW.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljlu2khyz22a

Published: March 5, 2025 01:42

NEW: The Department of Justice says it will no longer fight to protect the right of pregnant people to emergency abortion care. While a judge has temporarily blocked Idaho’s ban on such care, patients’ lives could still be at risk because of the Trump…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljlomd3slc2s

Published: March 5, 2025 00:05

Congress is debating a bill that would cut off vital federal funding to states and cities that refuse to carry out Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. Take action and tell Congress to STOP the Defund Our Communities Act.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljllhfovfk2l

Published: March 4, 2025 23:08

BREAKING: We're asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block Superintendent Ryan Walters' latest efforts to funnel millions in taxpayer dollars to support his Bible mandate for public elementary schools. Walters' request is a blatant violation of state law…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljlis2mr3s2f

Published: March 4, 2025 22:21

BREAKING: A judge blocked President Trump's executive order targeting access to gender-affirming care for trans people under 19 years old nationwide. This is the second time this discriminatory executive order has been put on hold in our legal challenge…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljlb7lsbzs2u

Published: March 4, 2025 20:05

BREAKING: We're sending an open letter to universities across the country, offering support and urging them to reject pressure to punish international students and faculty for exercising their First Amendment rights. Schools must hold firm against the…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljl5nkaijk27

Published: March 4, 2025 19:01

As the former governor of Connecticut, Dannel Malloy knows that true leaders cannot ignore injustice. It's time for North Carolina to put justice first and abolish the death penalty.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljkuv77z6s2x

Published: March 4, 2025 16:24

President Trump's orders and rhetoric are intended to chill dissent and censor views he dislikes. Let's be clear: the government can't threaten funding to universities for simply doing their job to foster an environment of free speech and free inquiry.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljkq6bpjec2j

Published: March 4, 2025 15:00

President Trump cannot use Guantánamo Bay to dodge the law and abuse immigrants. We'll see him in court. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/aclu-sues-trump-administration-halt-immigrant-transfers-guantanamo-rcna194358

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljkmojgst22j

Published: March 4, 2025 13:57

Medicaid provides critical services to millions of people with disabilities nationwide, including at home care to keep people from being warehoused in institutions. Congress must not make any cuts to this vital program.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljj5hjomlc2p

Published: March 3, 2025 23:52

BREAKING: The Senate declined to advance a bill that would exclude transgender student athletes from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity. All young people deserve the freedom to be themselves on and off the field.

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljixquxqcc2i

Published: March 3, 2025 22:10

For the past year, we've been preparing to protect civil liberities at the state and local level during President Trump's second term. Here are a few ways states and cities are saying no to Trump's anti-civil liberties agenda.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljisrebef22l

Published: March 3, 2025 20:41

President Trump’s vision of America is one where immigrants are scared to leave their homes or access necessary services. It’s cruel — and cruelty to immigrants is not a policy solution.

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljilnnwsac2n

Published: March 3, 2025 18:34

"We’ve worked so hard just to end up terrified that the Trump administration will snatch our American dream from us." Immigrant families work hard to contribute to our communities — tearing them apart is cruel.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljifv3bz2k2m

Published: March 3, 2025 16:51

Julian Brave NoiseCat is correct. Indigenous people aren’t going anywhere — and our stories must be told. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/opinion/oscar-sugarcane-nomination.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3ljic5fhd2k2n

Published: March 3, 2025 15:44

The Trump administration has launched a crusade to dismantle the infrastructure of civil rights that Black Americans led the fight for over generations. Across the country, we the people are fighting back.…

https://bsky.app/profile/aclu.org/post/3lje7djrdg22k

Published: March 2, 2025 00:43

We all deserve the freedom to be ourselves – not who Donald Trump wants us to be. Tell the State Department: Allow transgender people to have control over our own identities.…