News & Commentary

Since the passage of SB4, the ACLU has issued a travel advisory that anyone planning to travel to Texas in the near future should anticipate the possible violation of their constitutional rights when stopped by law enforcement.

Because the government has refused to hand over information that would allow the public to evaluate how the ban was implemented, ACLU affiliates have filed dozens of lawsuits around the country to demand details.

The Wyoming legislature passed the state’s first restrictions on abortion in 28 years. While these bills may not have many practical effects on a woman’s access to healthcare in our state, their passage signals a new front in the fight against abortion in the Equality State.

The ACLU of WY in coordination with the ACLU of Oregon and affiliates in CO, ID, and AK filed a FOIA lawsuit today against the regional U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office in demanding government documents about the on-the-ground implementation of President Trump's Muslim Bans.

ACLU of Wyoming policy director and lobbyist, Sabrina King breaks down the good, the bad, and the next steps for us in her Legislative Recap.

This piece highlights the work being done in Standing Rock by two local professors, Dr. Caskey Russell, Associate Professor in English & American Indian Studies, and Dr. Julia Obert, Associate Professor of English at the University of Wyoming.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming filed a Freedom of Information Act request today with its local U.S. Customs and Border Protection office to expose how Trump administration officials are interpreting and executing the president’s Muslim ban, acting in violation of federal courts that ordered a stay on the ban’s implementation.

The House Judiciary Committee just voted 6-3 to pass HB 215, taking its first step toward making Wyoming the only state in the country to criminalize women as felons for struggling with drug addictions while pregnant.

In states across the country, and at the federal level, legislation like HB 135 has been introduced under the guise of “protecting civil liberties.” In reality, this kind of legislation, known nationally as a “First Amendment Defense Act,” legalizes discrimination against same-sex couples and transgender citizens, and endangers the rights LGBT people have fought hard to secure.