Press Releases

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ACLU of Wisconsin Applauds Evers’ Decision to Save Chaney Center And Build New Youth Facility to Allow Path to Close Problematic Lincoln Hills

The ACLU of WI applauds Gov. Evers for his decision to keep the Chaney Center open and choose a different Milwaukee location to build a new juvenile facility, creating a path to finally close Lincoln Hills.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform

ACLU of Wisconsin Blasts Decision to Ban Drop Boxes

The ACLU of Wisconsin issued a statement today denouncing the state Supreme Court’s decision to ban ballot drop boxes and return assistance in Wisconsin.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin Allows School Policy Protecting Privacy of Transgender and Nonbinary Students to Remain in Effect

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin allowed a school policy, which protects the right of students to use different names or pronouns at school without being forcibly outed by school faculty, to stay in effect while the case goes forward in the lower courts. 

ACLU of Wisconsin Applauds Challenge to 1849 Wisconsin Abortion Ban

The ACLU of Wisconsin today applauded Attorney General Joshua Kaul's decision to file a lawsuit challenging the enforceability of Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban.

Supreme Court Issues Devastating Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court issued a shameful ruling today overturning Roe v. Wade — the landmark decision recognizing the constitutional right to abortion nearly 50 years ago – and effectively banning abortion in Wisconsin and other states across the country. 

Monitor Reports Deteriorating Conditions at Lincoln Hills Youth Prison

Juvenile Law Center, ACLU of Wisconsin Sound Alarms Over Use of Solitary Confinement, Worsening Conditions

ACLU of Wisconsin Responds to Leaked SCOTUS Opinion That Would Overrule Roe

The ACLU of Wisconsin responded to reporting of a leaked draft opinion of the Dobbs v. Jackson case from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, previewing what it could mean for the people of Wisconsin.

ACLU of Wisconsin Commends Court Decision For Cedarburg School District To Address Racial Harassment at Its Schools

The ACLU of Wisconsin applauded a judge’s ruling in favor of a  Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction directive requiring the Cedarburg School District to seriously address racial harassment at its schools, affirming DPI’s verdict last summer that Cedarburg had failed to investigate a student’s
Issue Areas: Education Equity