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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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Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Aug 17.

All arcs1 named arc in 2025

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

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

Bill requiring Texas schools to display Ten Commandments heads to Gov. Abbott's desk · 14 articles, May 25Texas bill requiring Ten Commandments in public schools headed to governor's desk · 13 articles, May 25Arkansas Sued Over Ten Commandments In Schools · 8 articles, Jun 12Federal appeals court blocks Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms · 13 articles, Jun 20Judge blocks four districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroom · 17 articles, Aug 5Federal judge blocks Texas 10 Commandments law from being enforced in some school districts · 40 articles, Aug 20Oklahoma superintendent who tried to put Trump Bibles in classrooms resigns · 9 articles, Sep 25New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools · 19 articles, Oct 15Texas judge temporarily blocks law requiring Ten Commandments in schools · 20 articles, Nov 19

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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 else22 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Sep 22400 entertainers co-sign ACLU letter supporting Jimmy Kimmel5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  2. May 30A lawsuit says Honolulu police are arresting people for impaired driving even when they are sober6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Mar 1Lawyers sue to block Trump administration from sending 10 migrants to Guantanamo Bay10 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Feb 13ACLU and other advocates sue for access to migrants moved to Guantánamo Bay1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right

Stories that name American Civil Liberties Union

  1. Oct 31Advocates allege ‘inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility in new lawsuit9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Oct 3– 4Live-streaming journalist deported to El Salvador after months in ICE custody15 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 18US immigration judge orders Khalil deportation, his lawyers say separate ruling protects him28 articles · 25 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 9 right
  4. Sep 11Immigrant detainees begin arriving at former prison in rural Tennessee town5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Aug 18– 19Alligator Alcatraz: Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over immigration detention center47 articles · 31 independent sources
    5 left, 9 center, 2 right
  6. Jul 10– 11New Hampshire judge pauses Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide via class action lawsuit95 articles · 67 independent sources
    17 left, 20 center, 15 right
  7. May 1– 2Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under the Alien Enemies Act48 articles · 36 independent sources
    7 left, 10 center, 7 right
  8. Apr 25ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer says26 articles · 20 independent sources
    1 left, 9 center, 1 right
  9. Apr 24– 25Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's push to end DEI in K-12 public schools19 articles · 17 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 4 right
  10. Apr 20– 21Alito's dissent in deportation case says Supreme Court rushed to block Trump with middle-of-night order26 articles · 20 independent sources
    4 left, 2 center, 7 right
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