Press Releases
Oct 12, 2021
Civil Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Over South Carolina Redistricting Failures
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the South Carolina Legislature’s unnecessary delay in drawing new redistricting maps that respect...
Oct 12, 2021
Supreme Court to Determine Whether Kentucky Attorney General can Continue Eleventh-Hour Effort to Revive Abortion Ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center, a case that will decide whether Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cam...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Cameron v. EMW Women’s Surgical Center
Oct 08, 2021
Texas Abortion Ban Allowed to Take Effect — Again
AUSTIN, Texas — In a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a lower court injunction of Texas’ extreme abortion ban moments ago...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson
Oct 08, 2021
Federal District Court Strikes Down “Disturbing Schools” Law Previously Used to Criminalize Students
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A district court in South Carolina today handed down a victory for students’ rights by preventing schools and law enforcement from criminalizing elementary a...
Oct 07, 2021
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against ICE for Wrongfully Withholding Public Records about Unreported Detainee Deaths
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 7, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT: Analise Ortiz, ACLU, 480-709-0503, aortiz1@aclu.org
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today ag...
Oct 07, 2021
ACLU of Michigan Files Complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice Urging the Federal Agency to Investigate the Taylor Police Department for Excessive Force
The civil rights organization is calling for the investigation to bring about police reform, including training, transparency, and accountability
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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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. -
GeorgiaDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Raffensperger. Explore Case.United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, 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 DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country. -
ColoradoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Griswold. Explore Case.United States v. Griswold
Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and ACLU of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.