Press Releases
May 31, 2022
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Blocking Texas Social Media Law
WASHINGTON — In response to the news that the Supreme Court blocked enforcement of a Texas law banning online platforms from restricting users’ posts based on their political v...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 25, 2022
ACLU Commends President Biden’s Executive Order on Police Reform
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union commended President Joe Biden for taking action today through an executive order that reforms a variety of policing practices.
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Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 24, 2022
ACLU Comment on the Georgia Primary Elections
WASHINGTON— Today Election Day voting begins for the Georgia primary elections.
The following comment is from Sophia Lin Lakin, deputy director of the ACLU’s Voting Rights Proj...
May 20, 2022
ACLU Comment on Federal Appeals Court Ruling to Count Pennsylvania Ballots With Undated Return Envelopes
PHILADELPHIA — A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled today that federal civil rights law requires Lehigh County, Penn., to count 2...
May 20, 2022
ACLU Comment on 29th Anniversary of National Voter Registration Act
WASHINGTON — Today marks the 29th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The NVRA made voter registration more accessible for millions of Americans.
The foll...
May 19, 2022
ACLU Releases Polling Indicating Strong Support for Clemency
Polling Release Coincides with House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Clemency
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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News & CommentaryJan 2026
Privacy & Technology
Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition To Spot “persons Of Interest” — Including For The Government. Explore News & Commentary.Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition to Spot “Persons of Interest” — Including For the Government
Are Wegmans and other retailers participating in the Trump war on immigrants? -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Civil Liberties
One Year In: Defending The Constitution Under A Second Trump Administration. Explore News & Commentary.One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we fought back and what comes next. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Civil Liberties
Trump’s Threat To Invoke The Insurrection Act, Explained. Explore News & Commentary.Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what this means for our civil liberties. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Racial Justice
Your Questions Answered: Where We Are On Ai Regulation, And Where We Go From Here. Explore News & Commentary.Your Questions Answered: Where We Are on AI Regulation, and Where We Go From Here
From protecting your privacy to ensuring new technology accounts for inclusivity, ACLU experts explain what’s at stake in the AI policy sphere and the steps advocates and lawmakers can take to regulate AI