Press Releases
Nov 03, 2021
ACLU Comment on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
WASHINGTON — Today the motion to proceed with a vote on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act failed to pass the Senate on a 50-49 vote.
Christopher Anders, ACLU federa...
Nov 03, 2021
ACLU, ACLU-MS, and Simpson Thacher File Federal Lawsuit Against Mississippi City For Discriminating Against Proposed Mosque
The Abraham House of God was Set to Become Horn Lake’s Only Mosque, but City Officials Denied Approval for the Project Because of Anti-Muslim Prejudice.
Court case: ABRAHAM HOUSE OF GOD V. CITY OF HORN LAKE
Nov 01, 2021
Supreme Court Declines to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Secrecy of U.S. Surveillance Court
Court’s Denial Curtails the Public’s First Amendment Right of Access to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Opinions
Issue Areas:
National Security
Court case: ACLU v. United States
Nov 01, 2021
Supreme Court Declines to Review Ruling in Favor of Patient who was Denied Care for Being Transgender
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a challenge to a California court decision in favor of a patient who was turned away from a hospital for being transgen...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Dignity Health v. Minton
Oct 29, 2021
Disability Rights Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Protections Against Disability Discrimination
WASHINGTON — Disability rights organizations filed friend-of-the-court briefs today urging the Supreme Court to uphold disability rights by rejecting CVS’s attempt to dismantle...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Oct 27, 2021
ACLU Statement on Homeland Security Guidelines for Enforcement In or Near Protected Areas
WASHINGTON — The following is a statement from Naureen Shah, senior policy counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, regarding new guidance from Secretary of Homeland Secur...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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.