Press Releases
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...
Feb 07, 2022
Chinese American Professor, Falsely Painted As A Spy For China, Moves Forward With Appeal Against FBI
Professor Xiaoxing Xi’s Appeal Comes After a Federal Court Wrongly Dismissed His Claims Challenging the FBI’s Baseless Arrest and Searches
Issue Areas:
National Security
Feb 07, 2022
Comment on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Alabama Redistricting Case
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today granted Alabama’s bid to temporarily halt a district court ruling that had required the state to redraw its new congressional map to c...
Court case: Allen v. Milligan
Feb 04, 2022
ACLU Condemns Massive Expansion of Private Immigration Detention Center in Folkston, Georgia
WASHINGTON — The Atlanta Journal Constitution today reported that The GEO Group and Charlton County signed an agreement that will greatly expand an immigration detention complex ...
Feb 03, 2022
ACLU, AFP Comment on EARN IT Act Reintroduction
NEW YORK — Today, the ACLU and Americans for Prosperity (AFP) issued a joint statement in opposition to the EARN IT Act, which was reintroduced in Congress this week.
The measur...
Feb 02, 2022
ACLU Statement Endorsing the Fair Admissions for Students Act Which Would End Preferences for Legacies and Children of Donors
WASHINGTON — Today, Rep. Jamaal Bowman and Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced the Fair Admissions for Students Act — a bill that would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to block...
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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.