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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Bismarck, N.D. Burgum has signed a veto-proof bill into law, Thursday, April 20, 2023, that restricts transgender health care and criminalizes providers who give gender-affirming care to people under 18. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

Doug Burgum signs North Dakota bill banning gender-transition drugs, surgeries for minors

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Protestors hold signs during a rally opposing HB2007 at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on March 9, 2023. HB2007 would ban health care for trans children in the state. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)

Trans student urges Supreme Court to keep block on West Virginia’s girls’ sports law

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down as he walks past a burning building in Minneapolis on May 28, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee into his neck for several minutes. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Minneapolis reaches $600,000 settlement with 12 injured in George Floyd protests

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Phoenix Police stand in front of police headquarters on May 30, 2020, in Phoenix, waiting for protesters marching to protest the death of George Floyd. A controversial Arizona law restricting how the public can film police is facing its first legal challenge with a lawsuit filed by the ACLU. The group's Arizona chapter, joined by several Arizona news organizations, filed a petition Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in federal court to stop the law. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

ACLU sues over Arizona law limiting filming of police

By Terry Tang - Associated Press

A Border Patrol agent watches as a group of migrants walk across the Rio Grande on their way to turn themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas, on June 15, 2021. The Supreme Court has certified its month-old ruling allowing the Biden administration to end a cornerstone Trump-era border policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. It was a pro forma act that has drawn attention amid near-total silence from the White House about when, how and even whether it will dismantle the policy. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

ACLU tells feds not to work with Texas on arrest of illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Protesters shout before a speaking engagement by Ben Shapiro on the campus of the University of California Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Several streets around the University of California, Berkeley, were closed off Thursday with concrete and plastic barriers ahead of an evening appearance by the conservative commentator, the latest polarizing event to raise concerns of violence on the famously liberal campus. (AP Photo/Josh Edelson) **FILE**

Free speech group changes name, plans to spend $75M to expand off-campus advocacy

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio. With Trump focused on solidifying his reputation as a GOP kingmaker ahead of another potential presidential run, some allies say the Ohio victory could encourage him to step up his involvement in other bitter primary fights from Arizona to Missouri. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, File)

ACLU supports reinstating Trump to Twitter after Musk floats lifting ban

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Abortion-rights supporters chant their objections at the Kentucky Capitol on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in Frankfort, Ky., as Kentucky lawmakers debate overriding the governors veto of an abortion measure. The bill would put new restrictions on abortion, including banning the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy. (AP Photo/Bruce Schreiner)

Trump judge blocks Kentucky’s restrictive abortion law

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this June 8, 2021, photo, a high fence surrounds buildings on the grounds of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

New Jersey’s pregnant inmates spur outrage over transgender transfers

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Illustration on payouts to illegal aliens by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Putting Americans last: Biden’s immigration payout

By Chad Wolf and Keith Kellogg

Seen on the screen of a device in La Habra, Calif., new iPhone 13 smartphones are introduced during a virtual event held to announce new Apple products Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ** FILE **

Apple delays child exploitation detection code

By Conchita Sarnoff

In this Jan. 4, 2021, file photo, a red tag hangs on a cell door, signifying an active COVID-19 case for its inhabitants at Faribault Prison, in Faribault, Minn. Fewer than 20 percent of state and federal prisoners have received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to data collected by The Marshall Project and The Associated Press. In some states, prisoners and advocates have resorted to lawsuits to get access. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP, File)

ACLU pressures Biden to keep convicts on home confinement out of prison due to pandemic

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 15, 2021 file photo, Andrew Bostad, center, talks with his mother, Brandi Evans and stepdad Jimmy Evans at their home in Bauxite, Ark. Andrew is one of hundreds of transgender youth in Arkansas who could have their hormone therapy cut off under a new state law banning gender confirming treatments for minors. A federal judge on Wednesday, July 21, has temporarily blocked Arkansas' ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proceeds. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, File)

Federal judge blocks Arkansas’ ban on transgender surgery for children

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Wednesday evening, June 30, 2021, as final decisions of the term are anticipated. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Justices found common ground in controversial cases, largely side-stepping ideological splits

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Gavin Grimm, who has become a national face for transgender students, speaks during a news conference held by the ACLU and the ACLU of Virginia at Slover Library in Norfolk, Va. The Supreme Court has rejected a Virginia school board's appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices on Monday, June 28, 2021, left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional. (Kristen Zeis/The Daily Press via AP, File)

Conservatives frustrated by Supreme Court’s repeated refusals to take up transgender cases

By Valerie Richardson and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

ACLU: Oregon city sues BLM activists over public records fee

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FILE - In this Monday, June 1, 2015, file photo, Jon Stryker attends the 2015 GLSEN Respect Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. The American Civil Liberties Union has named a project addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer and HIV issues after Michigan native Stryker and his husband, Slobodan Randjelović. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

Michigan native, husband give ACLU $15M for LGBTQ rights

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In this Nov. 17, 2017, file photo, Merrick Garland walks into Federal District Court in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Garland as Attorney General. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

ACLU calls for Merrick Garland to commit to criminal justice reform

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

82 advocacy groups call on Biden to end federal executions

By MICHAEL TARM and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

"Whether it is voter suppression, inequitable broadband access or the racial wealth gap, we are clear that 'We the people' must truly include all of us," said ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero. (Associated Press)

ACLU calls on Joe Biden to ‘dismantle white supremacy’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times