Press Releases
Feb 28, 2022
ACLU Reports: Racist, Unjust District Attorney Policies in Orange, Riverside Counties
Comprehensive Reports Call for Urgent, Drastic Changes to DA Practices
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Smart Justice
Feb 23, 2022
ACLU Commends Biden Administration for Ending Discriminatory “China Initiative,” But Fundamental Reforms Are Still Needed
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice today announced changes to its “China Initiative,” a wide-ranging government effort to scrutinize, investigate, prosecute, and take oth...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Feb 23, 2022
ACLU Files Appeal in Arkansas Redistricting Case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The American Civil Liberties Union today appealed a federal district court ruling that dismissed a challenge to a newly drawn Arkansas state House map.
The AC...
Court case: NAACP v. Arkansas Board of Apportionment
Feb 17, 2022
ACLU Comment on Arkansas Redistricting Ruling
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court today issued a decision dismissing a challenge to the new redistricting plan for the Arkansas State House of Representatives unless the United...
Feb 11, 2022
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Criminal Law Impacting Free Speech of Allies of Undocumented Individuals
NEW YORK — The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court yesterday struck down criminal law 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), which makes it a felony to encourage or persuade an undocumented pers...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 07, 2022
Ohio Supreme Court Deals Second Blow to Gerrymandered Legislative Maps
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a 4-3 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court majority struck down the revised House and Senate maps as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders.
The court ordered the...
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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.