Press Releases
Mar 02, 2022
Ohio Judge Blocks Premature Enforcement of Senate Bill 157, Preserving Procedural Abortion Access in Southwest Ohio
CINCINNATI — An Ohio judge today granted a temporary restraining order blocking the premature enforcement of Senate Bill 157, a law that would allow the Department of Health to r...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Mar 01, 2022
ACLU’s Smart Justice Campaign Receives New Major Funding for Criminal Justice Reform
NEW YORK — The Just Trust for Action announced today that the American Civil Liberties Union Campaign for Smart Justice will be part of its inaugural grants to support the moveme...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Mar 01, 2022
ACLU, Lambda Legal Sue to Block Texas From Investigating Parents Who Support Their Transgender Kids
AUSTIN, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Lambda Legal today asked a Texas state court to block the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Doe v. Abbott
Mar 01, 2022
ACLU Comment on Georgia Redistricting Ruling
Court Rules Georgia Redistricting Maps Likely Violate Voting Rights Act, But Allows Them To Remain in Effect For Next Election Cycle As Lawsuit Proceeds
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc v. Raffensperger
Mar 01, 2022
ACLU Files Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Medically Vulnerable People in Immigration Detention Nationwide
Class Action Lawsuit demands booster shots for people detained by ICE at high risk
Feb 28, 2022
ACLU Statement on the U.S. Senate Vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted today on the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), legislation to provide a nationwide safeguard against attacks on abortion access, which th...
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.