"Driving the news: An ACLU report to be released on Thursday found it's on track to file nearly 900 legal challenges against Trump around immigration, civil rights, LGBTQ rights and voting rights. The group filed 434 total cases against Trump during all four years of his first term. Already, the ACLU has filed more than 230 legal actions in Trump's first year back in office. It claims a 64% success rate in delaying, diluting or defeating Trump policies challenged in court so far."
"Zoom in: The ACLU was successful in getting the Alien Enemies Act deportations halted after Trump secretly invoked the 18th-century law to deport Venezuelan migrants without due process. The group got the courts to block the use of indiscriminate force against protesters and journalists - and Trump ultimately abandoned plans to deploy National Guard troops in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland. The ACLU also got the courts to block bans on gender-affirming care in federal prisons."
The ACLU plans nearly 900 legal challenges targeting Trump policies on immigration, civil rights, LGBTQ rights and voting rights and already filed more than 230 actions in his first year back. The group previously filed 434 cases against Trump during his first term and reports a 64% success rate in delaying, diluting or defeating challenged policies. The ACLU halted deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, secured court blocks on indiscriminate force against protesters and journalists, prevented National Guard deployments in several cities, and blocked bans on gender-affirming care in federal prisons. The Supreme Court allowed racial-profiling-based ICE raids and stayed transgender passport relief, constituting major ACLU setbacks. The organization prepared by studying campaign speeches and Project 2025 and expects some cases to take years.
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