The American Civil Liberties Union has provided a poignant update on Gavin Grimm as he gears up for his forthcoming case to go before the Supreme Court this spring. The ACLU has provided legal representation for the 17-year-old in a battle with his l…
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ACLU Shatters Fundraising Records with $24 Million Weekend Haul from 356,306 Donations
Following Donald Trump’s executive order barring citizens from seven countries from entering the U.S., and the ACLU’s legal challenge which won a stay on part of the order, the ACLU received a record flood of donations, Slate reports: The…
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Donald Trump’s Unconstitutional, Unconscionable, Immoral Executive Order
On Friday, Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote, signed an executive order that undermines many of the basic principles upon which this country was founded. The Order suspends U.S. visas and green cards for citizens from 7 Muslim-majority countrie…
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Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Refugee Ban After Challenge from ACLU
A federal court has stayed Donald Trump’s executive order barring citizens from 7 countries from entering the United States for those in transit or being held at airports. The orders resulted in dozens of detentions at airports of nationals fro…
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AIDS Activist Peter Staley Is Ready to Get Arrested Fighting Trump: INTERVIEW
Peter Staley was one of the driving forces in ACT UP, the pioneering 1980s-90s AIDS street activist group that did outrageous things like covering the home of right-wing Senator Jesse Helms in a giant condom to push for better HIV/AIDS researc…
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Transgender Americans Voice Safety Concerns Following GOP Election Victories: VIDEO
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is reporting that many transgender people in the U.S. are concerned for their safety following the election of Donald Trump. According to ACLU attorney Chase Strangio (above), transgender people “are co…
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Kim Davis’ Anti-Gay Crusade Might Cost $233,058 if a Federal Court Agrees with the ACLU
The ACLU has asked a federal court to award it $233,058 to cover the legal expenses incurred when Kim Davis broke the law and refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Buzzfeed’s Dominic Holden reports: In court documents filed Mo…
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ACLU, 70 Groups Demand House Cancel Hearing of Vile Anti-LGBT Bill 1 Month After Orlando
The ACLU and more than 70 national, state, and local groups sent a letter to Rep. Jason Chaffetz demanding that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform cancel a hearing on the hateful anti-LGBT First Amendment Defense Act, scheduled to…
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‘Do No Harm Act’ Would Protect LGBT People from Discrimination Based on ‘Religious Freedom’
With support from the ACLU, two Democratic representatives yesterday introduced the ‘Do No Harm Act’ in Congress to ensure that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) is not used in ways that result in discrimination. Sponsored by R…
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ACLU and Lambda Legal Seek to Immediately Halt Enforcement of North Carolina’s HB 2
The ACLU, the ACLU of North Carolina and Lambda Legal have filed a lawsuit in federal court against North Carolina’s anti-LGBT bathroom bill, HB 2, requesting that enforcement of the law be halted immediately. The two civil rights legal groups…
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