Press Releases
Dec 29, 2025
NIH Agrees to Evaluate and Complete Review on Stalled Scientific Grant Applications
Parties resolve claims on behalf of applicants harmed by unlawful directives
Court case: APHA v. NIH
Dec 29, 2025
And Tango Makes Three Should Return to the Shelf in Escambia County, ACLU Argues
The picture book about the true story of two male penguins raising a chick together is once again the target of unjustifiable censorship
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
Court case: Parnell v. Escambia
Dec 23, 2025
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Blocking President Trump’s Troop Deployment to Illinois
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court upheld the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s decision blocking the Trump administration's attempt to deploy 500 member...
Court case: Trump v. Illinois
Dec 23, 2025
ICE to Provide Urgent Medical Care for Two Plaintiffs at California City Detention Facility Following Emergency Filing
SAN FRANCISCO — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agreed yesterday to provide immediate medical care for two individuals being held in the California City Detention Facil...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Dec 22, 2025
Federal Court Affirms Nationwide Class Has Right to Bond Hearings
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A federal court in California has ruled that a Trump administration policy that seeks to end bond eligibility for thousands of immigrants is unlawful and agai...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Maldonado Bautista v. DHS
Dec 22, 2025
Travis County Signs Settlement Agreement to Resolve ACLU and ACLU of Texas Lawsuit, Guaranteeing Counsel at First Appearance in Travis County
AUSTIN, Texas – Travis County signed a settlement agreement last Friday that ensures every person arrested and facing incarceration in the county is provided with an attorney at ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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Washington, D.C.Dec 2025
Civil Liberties
Voting Rights
United States V. Evans. Explore Case.United States v. Evans
Representing Common Cause and two D.C. voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that D.C. turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers. -
GeorgiaDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Raffensperger. Explore Case.United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, demanding the state produce its full, unredacted voter file, which contains highly sensitive and personal data on every voter in the state. This suit appears to be part of the DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country. -
ColoradoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Griswold. Explore Case.United States v. Griswold
Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and ACLU of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.