Press Releases
Feb 11, 2026
ACLU Condemns House Passage of SAVE America Act as Dangerous Assault on Democracy
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the so-called SAVE America Act, which would impose new burdensome requirements related to voter registration processes a...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Feb 11, 2026
Landmark Settlement Announced in Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Questioning of Journalists at the Border
The settlement comes after five journalists were unlawfully targeted for and questioned about their reporting near the U.S-Mexico border
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Guan v. Wolf
Feb 11, 2026
District Court Grants Preliminary Order Prohibiting Abhorrent Conditions at California City Detention Facility
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. District Court of Northern California granted a preliminary injunction to improve some conditions for people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcem...
Feb 10, 2026
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Federal, State, and Local Police for Mass Immigration Raid at Family Event in Wilder, Idaho
BOISE – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Idaho filed a putative class action lawsuit today challenging an immigration raid carried out at a popular family event...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Rodriguez, et al. v. Porter, et al.
Feb 10, 2026
Repeal of County Ordinance, After Federal Court Injunction, Allows Harm Reduction Programs in Lewis County to Resume
Settlement Comes After Federal Court Blocked Ordinance Preventing Gather Church from Providing Health Services to Residents with Substance Use Disorder
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Court case: Gather Church v. Lewis County
Feb 10, 2026
Civil Rights Groups Defend Constitutional Census in Missouri Challenge
ST. LOUIS — A group of civil rights organizations filed a motion to intervene as defendants in State of Missouri v. U.S. Department of Commerce, a lawsuit seeking to overturn the...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Missouri v. U.S. Department of Commerce
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GeorgiaFeb 2026
Voting Rights
Pitts V. United States (amicus). Explore Case.Pitts v. United States (Amicus)
The FBI raided Fulton County, Georgia, seizing ballots and other records from the 2020 election. This unprecedented seizure is a continuation of yearslong efforts to challenge Georgia's 2020 election results, now aided by federal law enforcement. Fulton County is fighting back, suing for the return of the records. -
IdahoFeb 2026
Criminal Law Reform
Immigrants' Rights
Rodriguez, Et Al. V. Porter, Et Al.. Explore Case.Rodriguez, et al. v. Porter, et al.
On February 10, 2026, CLRP, along with the ACLU of Idaho and Wendy J. Olson, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, and partner at Stoel Rives, filed a putative class action lawsuit challenging an immigration raid carried out at a popular family event in Wilder, Idaho in October 2025. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Immigrants' Rights
Into The Black Hole: Navigating The Center Of Trump’s Deportation Force In Louisiana. Explore News & Commentary.Into the Black Hole: Navigating the Center of Trump’s Deportation Force in Louisiana
One legal advocate reflects on how she researched the opaque immigration landscape in Louisiana, connected with detained people, and designed a blueprint for immigration work amid the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown. -
MissouriFeb 2026
Voting Rights
Missouri V. U.s. Department Of Commerce. Explore Case.Missouri v. U.S. Department of Commerce
A coalition of civil rights and immigrant-rights organizations has moved to intervene as defendants in a lawsuit that threatens to dismantle the Constitution’s long-standing requirement that the decennial census count all people living in the United States. Missouri asks the court to exclude undocumented immigrants and people living in the country on temporary visas from the census count used to determine congressional representation—an unprecedented move that would upend more than two centuries of constitutional practice.