Press Releases
Apr 07, 2023
ACLU Comment on Court Decision Blocking Approval of Mifepristone, a Medication Used in Half of Abortions in the United States
Decision does not take effect for seven days
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 06, 2023
US Supreme Court Rejects West Virginia’s Effort to Deny a 12-Year-Old Trans Girl Her Right to Play
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court has rejected an effort by West Virginia’s Attorney General to block a 12-year-old transgender girl from continuing to partici...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: West Virginia v. B.P.J.
Apr 05, 2023
Idaho Attorney General Prohibits Out-of-State Referrals for Abortion; Health Care Providers Sue
BOISE, ID — Today, a group of health care providers and advocates sued to stop Idaho Attorney General Labrador from applying a legal opinion in which he claims that health care p...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Apr 05, 2023
ACLU Sues Indiana Over Ban on Health Care for Transgender Youth
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Indiana today filed a lawsuit on behalf of four transgender youth and their families, as well as a doctor ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: K.C. v. Medical Licensing Board of Indiana
Apr 03, 2023
Judge Strikes Down Unconstitutional “Fake News” Law in Puerto Rico
The law would have made it a crime to share information the government deemed false about emergencies in Puerto Rico, including the COVID-19 pandemic and hurricanes
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Rodríguez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia
Apr 03, 2023
ACLU Statement on Second Chance Month
WASHINGTON — April is Second Chance Month, bringing awareness to the barriers to re-entry that formerly incarcerated people face when returning to our communities, and the scarci...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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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.