Press Releases
Dec 08, 2022
ACLU Condemns Failure to Vote on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act in the Senate
WASHINGTON — Despite bipartisan support in Congress and overwhelming public support, a vote on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act called for by Sen. Bob Casey and supported by Sen...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Dec 06, 2022
ACLU and Partners Warn Supreme Court About Dangers of Suppressing Free Speech Online
Groups Urge Court to Protect First Amendment-Protected Speech on Twitter and Other Online Platforms From Overbroad Moderation
Dec 05, 2022
ACLU Statement on United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
GENEVA — The following statement is from Jamil Dakwar, director of the ACLU’s Human Rights Program, on the first session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent:
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Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Dec 03, 2022
Cobb County Extends Deadline of Receipt for Voters Who Received Late Ballots
Superior Court Agrees to Extend Receipt Deadline For Certain Voters in Litigation Over Delayed Absentee Ballots
Dec 02, 2022
Cobb County Fails to Send Absentee Ballots for Second Time as ACLU and SPLC File Second Round of Litigation
ATLANTA – The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Dechert LLP took renewed legal action late last night after the Cobb County Board ...
Dec 01, 2022
ACLU and Princeton Hold Forum Highlighting Role Of Clemency in Reducing Mass Incarceration
Forum Tackles How Clemency Can be Used to Correct Past Injustices in the Criminal Legal System
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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.