Press Releases
Apr 29, 2022
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against NC Department of Public Safety for Inhumane Treatment of Incarcerated Transgender Woman
Despite the medical findings of health care providers engaged by DPS, prison officials continue to deny gender-affirming care to Kanautica Zayre-Brown
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Prisoners' Rights
Apr 27, 2022
New ACLU Report Finds Dozens of Sheriffs Partnering on Federal Immigration Enforcement Have Records of Racism, Abuse, and Violence
Conduct of sheriffs with 287 (g) agreements undermines Biden’s commitment to police accountability
Apr 26, 2022
ACLU Responds to Biden’s Pardons, Reduced Drug Sentences
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden announced commutations and pardons for 78 people. Cynthia W. Roseberry, deputy director of the Justice Division at the American Civil Libertie...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 25, 2022
ACLU Comment on Elon Musk and Twitter Deal
NEW YORK — Today, Twitter announced it has struck a deal with Elon Musk for the billionaire to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion and take the social media platform private.
A...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Apr 25, 2022
Voting Rights Groups Challenge Mississippi High Court Districts That Dilute Black Votes
Plaintiffs call for changes in Supreme Court election districts to ensure an equal opportunity for Black Mississippians to elect candidates of choice
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Apr 21, 2022
Court Blocks Restrictive Birth Certificate Law That Violates Constitutional Rights of Transgender Montanans
BILLINGS – Today a state district court granted a preliminary injunction in Marquez v. State of Montana, holding that a law passed by the 2021 Montana Legislature likely violates...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Marquez v. State of Montana
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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.