BATON ROUGE — The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement applauding Governor John Bel Edwards’ veto of House Bill 85, an unconstitutional bill that would have made it a crime to be within 25 feet of law enforcement...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today lifted a temporary halt on a federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s discriminatory congressional maps. The action sends the case, Robinson v. Ardoin, down to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for further consideration...

NEW ORLEANS — The ACLU of Louisiana, the American Civil Liberties Union, and coalition partners today called for action to address the issue of overdetention of those convicted under Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature by Solicitation (CANS) law...

BATON ROUGE — The ACLU of Louisiana, American Civil Liberties Union, Legal Defense Fund (LDF), law firm Cozen O’ Connor, and Louisiana attorneys Ron Wilson and John Adcock filed a motion today to lift a stay in a federal lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s discriminatorily drawn state...

BATON ROUGE - The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement upon the Senate’s passage of House Bill 648, a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender children in Louisiana and does not allow for exceptions with parental permission: “We are deeply disturbed that...

BATON ROUGE - The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement upon the Senate Judiciary A Committee’s passage of House Bill 648, a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender children in Louisiana and does not allow for exceptions with parental permission: “This is a dark day...

BATON ROUGE - The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement upon the Senate Health and Welfare Committee’s deferral of House Bill 648, a bill that would have banned gender-affirming care for transgender children in Louisiana:

NEW ORLEANS – ACLU of Louisiana Justice Lab clients have requested the U.S. Supreme Court review a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which ruled that the Louisiana State Police (LSP) should not be held liable for failing to intervene and protect peaceful protesters...

BASTROP – The ACLU of Louisiana, alongside Covington & Burling LLP, secured an offer of judgment in a civil rights lawsuit against the Morehouse Parish Sheriff's Office (MPSO). The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Ms. Tamekia Olive, a Black woman who was threatened, unreasonably seized, and...