Press Releases
Jun 29, 2022
West Virginia Providers and Advocates File Lawsuit to Stop Cruel 19th Century Law Criminalizing Abortion
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Following the shameful decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade – the landmark decision that acknowledged the right to an abortion to mill...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 29, 2022
ACLU Statement on Justice Breyer Retirement
WASHINGTON — In response to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement, ACLU National Legal Director David Cole issued the following statemen...
Jun 29, 2022
Ohio Providers File Lawsuit in Ohio Supreme Court to Protect Ohioans’ Right to Abortion
Following devastating decision overturning Roe v. Wade, abortion is currently banned at six weeks in Ohio
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 28, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Reinstates Louisiana’s Discriminatory Congressional Map
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Louisiana’s bid to temporarily halt a district court ruling that had required the state to redraw its new congressional...
Jun 28, 2022
Tennessee Six-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect
Court lifts block on six-week ban following Supreme Court ruling
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 27, 2022
Texas Abortion Ban Challenged
All abortions in the state have ceased for now due to confusion over whether the state’s pre-Roe ban can be enforced
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton
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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.