Press Releases

Oral Arguments Conclude in U.S. Supreme Court Case Challenging Alabama Congressional Map

Plaintiffs and attorneys in Merrill v. Milligan, a case challenging Alabama’s new congressional map for diluting the ability of Black voters to elect candidates of their choice, held a press conference at the conclusion of oral arguments where they highlighted what’s at stake.

Number of Bills Seeking to Criminalize, Ensnare Alabamians Increased in 2022

A new review of legislation considered in the 2022 Alabama Legislative Session revealed that one in six bills introduced by lawmakers would make it easier to arrest, convict, and sentence Alabamians to prison.

ACLU of Alabama Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Removing Constitutional Protections to Abortion

JaTaune Bosby, the executive director of the ACLU of Alabama, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against City of Florence Ordinances Used to Silence and Intimidate Confederate Monument Protesters 

The Alabama Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, the ACLU of Alabama, and the First Amendment Clinic at Duke University School of Law filed suit Monday evening against the City of Florence and its Chief of Police.
Issue Areas: First Amendment Rights

Families Sue Alabama Over Felony Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Adolescents

Two Alabama families filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a recently passed law that criminalizes medical professionals who provide care to transgender adolescents with up to 10 years in prison. The families say being denied medically necessary care will be devastating for their children.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

ACLU of Alabama Comment on Bathroom Ban Bill HB 322

Today, the Alabama Legislature passed House Bill 322. This is an egregious attack on Alabama transgender youth by state lawmakers. Make no mistake, this legislation is part of a systematic and growing attack on trans people, particularly trans youth, in all aspects of life.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Civil Rights Groups to Challenge Alabama Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Alabama, Lambda Legal, Transgender Law Center, and Cooley LLP announced today plans to file a legal challenge to proposed legislation in Alabama that would criminalize medical professionals who provide gender-affirming care to transgender adolescents.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Transgender Alabamians Tell Federal Appeals Court Lack of Accurate IDs Puts Their Lives at Risk 

A federal appeals court has for the first time heard arguments in a case involving accurate gender markers on IDs for transgender people.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights

Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Alabama Redistricting Case

The U.S. Supreme Court today granted Alabama’s bid to temporarily halt a district court ruling that had required the state to redraw its new congressional map to comply with the Voting Rights Act.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights