Press Releases
about Racial Justice
Oct 02, 2025
Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking N.H. State Law Attacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Law would have forced K-12 public school educators and colleges and universities to guess what was prohibited or risk loss of funding
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Racial Justice
Sep 04, 2025
Federal Court Grants Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Latest New Hampshire Law Attacking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Law would have forced K-12 public school educators and colleges and universities to guess what was prohibited or risk loss of funding
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Racial Justice
Aug 21, 2025
Supreme Court Issues Partial Stay in NIH Research Grants Case
WASHINGTON — In a significant setback for public health, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts likely lacked jurisdict...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: APHA v. NIH
Aug 07, 2025
Educators, ACLU, NEA-NH, and GLAD Law Sue New Hampshire Over Yet Another Unconstitutional Attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
CONCORD, N.H. — A diverse group of educators and advocacy groups filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a new anti-equity, anti-inclusion, and anti-diversity law in New Hampsh...
Jul 23, 2025
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan
Plan thwarts the will of Congress and endangers civil rights
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Apr 24, 2025
Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Department of Education’s Unlawful Directive
CONCORD, N.H. – In a victory for students, parents, and educators, a federal judge has granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the U.S. Department ...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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