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American Civil Liberties Union

Arcs in the news about American Civil Liberties Union from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 109 stories · 295 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 12, 2023

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All arcs1 named arc in 2024

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The laws putting the Ten Commandments and the Bible in public school classrooms

12 of 29 stories this year · 2 about American Civil Liberties Union · gone quiet

Louisiana orders schools to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms · 139 articles, Jun 19Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments · 78 articles, Jun 20Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools, implores evangelical Christians to vote in November · 27 articles, Jun 21How will Louisiana's new Ten Commandments classroom requirement be funded and enforced? · 28 articles, Jun 25Opponents of Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law want judge to block it before new school year starts · 8 articles, Jul 8Ten Commandments won't go in Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out · 19 articles, Jul 19Louisiana unveils Ten Commandments posters for public schools featuring ‘Hamilton,’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Mike Johnson · 5 articles, Aug 5Bibles that Oklahoma wants for schools match version backed by Trump · 19 articles, Oct 4Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments law · 10 articles, Oct 21Federal judge blocks Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments · 20 articles, Nov 12Court temporarily limits scope of ruling that Louisiana's Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional · 40 articles, Nov 12Court ruling stops Louisiana from requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms for now · 7 articles, Nov 20

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else18 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about American Civil Liberties Union that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 18– 19ACLU sues ICE to force release of documents detailing Trump mass deportation plan7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 3 right
  2. Nov 10– 11Arizona Supreme Court declines emergency request to extend ballot 'curing' deadline10 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  3. Sep 30– Oct 1ACLU lawsuit challenges New Hampshire's voter proof-of-citizenship law10 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 2 right
  4. Aug 21Lawsuit accuses Oregon police department of illegally monitoring progressive activists5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Aug 1– 2ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after a landmark Supreme Court ruling11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  6. Jun 12– 13Immigrant rights groups sue Biden Administration over new asylum crackdown at the border52 articles · 38 independent sources
    7 left, 15 center, 4 right
  7. Mar 26– 27Lawsuit filed against Ohio trans care ban legislation16 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 2 right
  8. Feb 17New ban on stopping on Las Vegas Strip bridges targets people with disabilities, lawsuit alleges7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name American Civil Liberties Union

  1. Dec 3– 4Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona10 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 14Indiana ban on gender transition treatment for minors upheld by U.S. appeals court7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  3. Aug 16– 17Discarded gender and diversity books trigger a new culture clash at a Florida college8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Aug 7Judge upholds Ohio’s gender-affirming care ban; civil rights group vows immediate appeal8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Jul 26Nebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for transgender youth and abortion21 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 5 right
  6. Jun 26– 27He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,00014 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  7. Jun 3– 5How Biden's new order to restrict asylum at the border is supposed to work158 articles · 82 independent sources
    13 left, 37 center, 18 right
  8. May 30– 31Supreme Court clears the way for the NRA’s free speech lawsuit against an ex-New York official42 articles · 35 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 10 right
  9. May 7– 8With 2024 presidential contest looming, Georgia governor signs new election changes into law11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 3 right
  10. Feb 28Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana15 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 2 right
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