Press Releases

Kentucky Woman Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Two Abortion Bans

A Kentucky woman who is pregnant and seeking an abortion filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County Circuit Court seeking to strike down two abortion bans under the state constitutional rights to privacy and self-determination.

Court Denies Petition to Keep Polling Locations Open in Jefferson County

Attorneys from the ACLU of Kentucky and the Kentucky Democratic Party were unsuccessful in asking Jefferson Circuit Court to order polling locations in Jefferson County remain open past 6:00 p.m. ET.

ACLU-KY Petitions to Intervene in Kentucky Democratic Party’s Election Lawsuit, Asks to Keep Polls Open

The ACLU of Kentucky today petitioned the Court to allow us to join the Kentucky Democratic Party (KDP) in their lawsuit demanding Jefferson County polling locations remain open to accommodate Kentuckians who have experienced extreme, prolonged delays while voting in today’s historic election.

ACLU of Kentucky Statement on Technical Issues at Jefferson County Polls

The ACLU of Kentucky is aware of the tech issues that have led to long lines for too many voters in Jefferson County. 

​​​​​​​ACLU of Kentucky Statement on Louisville Metro Anti-Masking Ordinance

To the extent LMPD seeks to overcome its own past, we encourage the department to develop specific guidelines to govern circumstances under which an individual may be detained for purportedly violating the anti-mask ordinance.

Kentucky Families and Civil Rights Groups Urge Supreme Court to Rule Against Discriminatory and Harmful Transgender Health Bans

In their friend-of-the-court brief filed today in U.S. v. Skrmetti, Kentucky parents and a wide array of civil rights groups say laws like Tennessee’s and Kentucky’s discriminate against transgender people and harm youth and their families.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ+ Equality

ACLU of Kentucky Reminds Kentucky Colleges and Universities to Respect Students’ Rights to Free Speech

The ACLU of Kentucky today sent an open letter to Kentucky college and university presidents reminding them of their obligation to uphold students’ free speech rights.
Issue Areas: Freedom of Speech

ACLU-KY Responds to Supreme Court Decision that Cities Can Punish People for Being Homeless  

The Supreme Court ruled today that cities can punish unhoused people for sleeping in public, even if they have nowhere else to go. This decision goes against longstanding Supreme Court precedent that it is cruel and unusual to criminalize a person’s status.   

Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Transgender Youth Healthcare Ban

The Supreme Court of the United States has decided to review the Sixth Circuit’s decision preventing transgender youth from receiving necessary medical care in Tennessee and Kentucky.