ACLU: Last News

Senate Bill 12 was passed by the state Senate and House on May 29, and signed into law by Republican Governor Greg Abbott on June 18. The law bans “sexually oriented performances” on public property or in the presence of anyone under 18 years old.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a bill into law that bans most gender-affirming care for transgender minors, making that state the latest to target trans youth in legislation. Photo: Office of Gov. Brian Kemp

Once again, Georgia has drawn national attention. This time, it’s for SB 202, a bill signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp back in March that applies restrictions to voting. In what effectively suppresses the right to vote, the bill shortens the absentee ballot request timeline, extends voter ID requirements to absentee ballots, enables new restrictions on drop box locations, and criminalizes “line warming,” the practice of giving food, water, or aid to voters in line so they can withstand long hours or inclement weather — with an exception for poll workers.

California Senate Bill 145 would erase a discriminatory sentencing law that has disproportionately targeted members of the LGBTQ community to register on California’s sex offender list has received support from law enforcement and civil rights advocates. Photo: iStock.

                                   Dignity Health (Wikimedia photo via dailycal.org)

Aimee Stephens, the funeral home director fired for being transgender and the center of a Supreme Court case that will determine whether anti-trans discrimination is prohibited nationwide, has died at age 59, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Tuesday.

Johnny Depp has issued subpoenas to collect any communication his ex-wife Amber Heard may have had with a number of charities following the couple’s divorce.The Pirates of the Caribbean star is requesting all documents and communication Heard may have had with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles regarding donations that were made following the couple’s split, as his legal team questions about how much money she transferred to the non-profits. According to new legal documents obtained by The Blast, Depp filed the subpoenas in Virginia, asking the court to force each organisation to give up all information concerning his former wife, who he became legally separated from in 2017.