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A Teenager's Fight Against Idaho's Harmful Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care

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High School Students Explain Why We Can’t Let Classroom Censorship Win

We spoke to students about why book bans and efforts to restrict instruction on diverse topics, like racism or sexism, only make learning harder.

Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests

Calls to punish and silence student activists betray the Constitution and the spirit of free inquiry that is critical to life at public universities.

Supreme Court Signals that Institutions Can Keep Designing Programs to Foster Diversity, After Affirmative Action Ruling

The court has declined to hear new challenges to admissions policies, leaving the door open for institutions to continue creative solutions for expanding opportunity.

Supreme Court Narrows Injunction Against Idaho Trans Care Ban

The Supreme Court of the United States issued a partial stay today against a statewide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Idaho’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth,...

March 28, 2024

ACLU Brief in Emergency Abortion Care Case Disputes Idaho Politicians' Flawed Legal Arguments

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Idaho, and the law firm Cooley LLP filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court today in Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States. The case was...

March 22, 2024

ACLU of Idaho Condemns HB 668 Passing Senate Floor

The ACLU of Idaho condemns the Senate’s decision to pass House Bill 668 and issued the following statement in response.

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The ACLU of Idaho's Legal Department files lawsuits in federal and state courts throughout Idaho. We rely on Idahoans to report civil liberties violations when they happen so that the Legal Department can identify major threats to freedom in Idaho and respond with action to vindicate fundamental rights.