Press Releases
May 17, 2023
Voting and Civil Rights Groups Challenge Inequity in Access to Voting Under Georgia Law
Organizations Seek Emergency Relief to Ensure the Rights of Georgia Voters with Disabilities are Protected in Time for the 2024 Elections
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Disability Rights
May 17, 2023
ACLU Slams Montana's Unconstitutional TikTok Ban as Governor Signs Law
HELENA — Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed an unconstitutional statewide TikTok ban into law today, over the objections of the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montan...
May 16, 2023
ACLU Seeks Contempt Order Against Phoenix over Recent Encampment Sweep
PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and ACLU of Arizona are asking a judge to find the city of Phoenix in contempt of a court order that prohibits it from violati...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
May 15, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal in South Carolina Redistricting Case That Held State Gerrymandered Black Voters
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today said it will hear an appeal to a ruling that ordered South Carolina to redraw its congressional map because the state’s Congressional ...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
May 11, 2023
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Sue Biden Administration Over New Asylum Ban
SAN FRANCISCO — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Northern California, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and National Immigrant Justice Center filed a legal chal...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 11, 2023
ACLU Files Amicus Supporting Minimum Wage for Incarcerated Workers
OAKLAND, Calif. — The for-profit company Aramark makes $16 billion annually, including through contracts to provide food in jails and prisons across the country.
Among the worker...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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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.