ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a leading nonprofit legal organization defending and advancing civil rights and liberties across the United States. Known for its pivotal role in landmark LGBT rights cases, the ACLU advocates for equality through courtroom battles, legislative efforts, and public education.

This tag archive brings together JRL CHARTS coverage of the ACLU’s legal actions, including challenges to anti-LGBTQ laws, defense of transgender rights, and high-profile cases impacting marriage equality, gender identity protections, and freedom of expression.

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15 06, 2020

Supreme Court says Civil Rights Act Protects LGBTQ workers

2026-10-21T12:04:26-07:00June 15th, 2020|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON D.C. — (06-15-20) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday made history in a 6-3 Decision ruling that Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Are Protected by the Civil Rights Act. The ruling that employers who fire someone “merely for being gay or transgender” is a Civil Rights violation under federal law. Such a sex-based [...]

6 10, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Gay Civil Rights In New Term

2026-10-21T12:04:27-07:00October 6th, 2019|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

WASHINGTON D.C. — (10-06-19) (Gay News) (LGBT Politics) — U.S. Supreme Court is ready to be in the headlines again as they take up Gay Civil Rights in new term. After a relatively quiet 2019, the justices will start their new term on Monday to hear cases on hot-button issues whose decisions will come down [...]

19 01, 2019

Montana School Blocks Access to Pro-LGBT Websites

2025-08-29T20:16:30-07:00January 19th, 2019|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

BILLINGS, MT — (01-19-19) — On January 14th, 2019, high school students in Billings, Montana can no longer access pro-LGBT websites while anti-LGBT websites are allowed to be accessed. According to Chief Information and Executive Director of Technology for Billings Public Schools Brandon Newpher, said that by filtering certain content, network security will be improved. [...]

25 09, 2017

Gay Couples File Lawsuit Against Michigan Over Limits to Adopt Children

2026-06-14T19:43:36-07:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA LAS VEGAS, NV — (09-25-2017) — Last Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), sued the state of Michigan over a law which allows adoption agencies to deny adoptions to gay couples on religious grounds, challenging the GOP legislative efforts that are gaining momentum in [...]

28 08, 2017

ACLU Files Second Lawsuit Against Transgender Military Ban

2026-09-29T21:32:17-07:00August 28th, 2017|Categories: LGBTQ Politics|Tags: , , , , , |

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer LGBT Politics — After announcing that Lambda Legal and Outserve-SLDN had filed a lawsuit against president Trump for his unconstitutional transgender military ban that he announced last Monday, the ACLU has filed a second lawsuit with the assistance of Covington & Burling LLP against the Trump challenging the president’s directive [...]

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