The petition urged Bishop Mariann Budde to "continue speaking out against the injustice of Trump's executive orders."

While the organization became a bastion of resistance in 2017, it now faces a tougher fundraising, legal and political environment.

"While we know this president will issue orders with real, dire consequences on people here and abroad, many of his declarations do not and cannot change the law but instead are designed to engender chaos and confusion,

This story was updated on Jan. 21 at 6:08 p.m. to reflect that the ACLU’s lawsuit was filed on Monday, not Tuesday. Hours after President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday barring birthright citizenship to children of undocumented residents,

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) lawyer Chase Strangio appeared ... to slam President Donald Trump’s executive order on sex and gender. Strangio complained to show host Amy Goodman that ...

Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship would affect 2 members of NH Indonesian Community Support, who are expecting a child in February.

The state’s ACLU chapter hopes to help residents be better advocates and oppose policies of the incoming Trump administration.

Trump promised at his inaugural address that "national unity" would return. But much of this week has seen the returning president continue to pummel out-of-power foes. He called former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, a "crying lunatic."

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), along with several other pro-immigrant groups, is suing the Trump administration after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks to end the constitutionally recognized right of birthright citizenship. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states in its first sentence that:

Transgender Chicagoans, advocates, and the Illinois ACLU are gearing up to fight President Donald Trump's executive order on gender.

An executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day back in office offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people nationwide.