Press Releases
Nov 10, 2022
In Historic Settlement, U.S. Government to Pay Wrongly Prosecuted Chinese American Scientist More Than $1.5 Million in Damages
Settlement Delivers Long-Overdue Accountability for Discrimination at Department of Commerce
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: Sherry Chen v. United States
Nov 09, 2022
ACLU Statement on the 2022 Midterm Election Results
NEW YORK — Below is a statement from Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, on the results so far of the 2022 midterm elections.
“Last ni...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Nov 07, 2022
Georgia Court Grants Immediate Relief for Cobb County Absentee Voters
ATLANTA – The Cobb County Superior Court issued an emergency ruling today to ensure that hundreds of Cobb County voters who had requested absentee ballots — but not yet receive...
Nov 06, 2022
ACLU and SPLC File Emergency Litigation to Ensure Cobb County Residents Can Vote Absentee After Local Board of Elections Fails to Send Over 1,000 Ballots
ATLANTA — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit today seeking emergency relief so that hundreds of Cob...
Court case: Cook v. Cobb County
Nov 04, 2022
ACLU Comment on Upcoming SCOTUS Oral Arguments Challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is preparing to hear oral arguments this upcoming Wednesday, Nov. 9th in Brackeen v. Haaland, a case that could gut the Indian Child Welfare Act (I...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Nov 02, 2022
In Win for CLEAR and ACLU, Court Orders CBP to Release Information about Secret Team Targeting and Detaining Innocent Travelers
In an important win for transparency, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to turn over information abo...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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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.