Press Releases
Oct 20, 2022
ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Hear Case to Affirm Our First Amendment Right to Boycott
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arkansas filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court today urging the court to review a decision from the U.S. Co...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip
Oct 20, 2022
Youth Justice Advocates Condemn Transfer of Children to Angola Prison
BATON ROUGE, La. — Youth justice advocates are denouncing the transfer of children to the Louisiana State Penitentiary known as Angola Prison. The state confirmed yesterday that ...
Issue Areas:
Juvenile Justice
Oct 20, 2022
Advocacy Groups and Medical Professionals Demand CBP Uphold the Reproductive Rights and Health of Migrants
In letter to Commissioner Magnus, 83 orgs and 51 medical professionals urge CBP not to detain pregnant, postpartum, and nursing people, as well as infants, past time strictly necessary
Oct 19, 2022
Voting Rights Advocates File to Intervene in Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballot Lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Penn. -- A coalition of voting rights advocates today filed a motion to intervene in Ball v. Chapman, the latest legal effort in the commonwealth to invalidate mail-in ...
Oct 18, 2022
Case Seeking Communication Access for Deaf People on Parole and Probation in Georgia Proceeds
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Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Oct 18, 2022
ACLU Comment on President Biden’s Speech on Abortion Rights
WASHINGTON — President Biden committed to sending a bill to protect abortion access as his first piece of legislation if Democrats retain control of Congress next term during a s...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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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.