Press Releases
May 18, 2023
ACLU Comment on Fifth Circuit Argument in Medication Abortion Case
NEW YORK — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, a case in which the plaintiffs are seeking to remove mifepri...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
May 18, 2023
Oklahoma Attorney General Signs Non-Enforcement Agreement on Health Care Ban for Trans Youth
OKLAHOMA CITY - The ACLU of Oklahoma, the American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, and the law firm Jenner & Block LLP announced today the filing of a binding agreement wi...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Poe v. Drummond
May 18, 2023
ACLU Applauds EEOC’s Guidance for Assessing Automated Systems Used in Employment Decisions
WASHINGTON — Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a technical assistance document, “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artifici...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Racial Justice
May 18, 2023
ACLU Challenges Mississippi High School’s Refusal to Let Transgender Student Wear Dress to Graduation Ceremony
JACKSON, Miss. — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Mississippi have filed a lawsuit against Harrison County School District (HCSD) after school officials told a ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
May 18, 2023
ACLU Commends Supreme Court Decisions Allowing Free Speech Online to Flourish
With Positive Rulings in Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google, Free Speech Advocates Urge Platforms to Host Robust Conversations and Diverse Communities
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Court case: Twitter, Inc., v. Taamneh
May 18, 2023
Advocates to File Lawsuit Against New Law Banning Healthcare for Transgender Youth in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas – Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, and Transgender Law Center today pledged to file a lawsuit against ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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New MexicoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Oliver. Explore Case.United States v. Oliver
The Department of Justice sued New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, 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 federal government's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization and to improperly question the validity of state voter rolls. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Free Speech
How A Covid-era Law Banning ‘fake News’ In Puerto Rico Targets The Press. Explore News & Commentary.How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
How To Give The Government New Power To “un-person” Someone, In Three Easy Steps. Explore News & Commentary.How to Give the Government New Power to “Un-Person” Someone, in Three Easy Steps
States That Adopt Digital Driver’s Licenses Need to Rethink How IDs are Revoked -
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.