ACLU vows to oppose Trump policies on LGBT issues, abortion and deportationsThe ACLU filed 434 legal challenges against Trump during his first term
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Published November 7, 2024 12:31pm EST
The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union pledged "to combat" the forthcoming Trump administration's proposed policies on critical issues such as abortion, border security and LGBTQ rights.
"We know that a second Trump administration will be even more aggressive and effective than it was before," Anthony Romero, the group's executive director, said in an open letter published on the ACLU's website. "The Trump administration's anti-liberty and fundamentally anti-American policies will be met with the full firepower of the ACLU."
The left-wing civil liberties organization launched 434 legal challenges against President Trump during his first term, and these challenges will continue during his second term, according to Romero's open letter. They plan, for example, to use the courts to "invalidate Trump administration policies" impacting the gay and transgender communities, such as actions that keep biological males out of women's bathrooms or that prevent them from playing on women's sports teams.
In addition to utilizing the courts, the ACLU also said it intends to leverage its ties to federal and state lawmakers to push for oversight and investigations into Trump's "restrictive executive branch policies."---------------
