Press Releases
Oct 06, 2021
Texas Abortion Ban Blocked For Now
WASHINGTON — In a lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice, a federal court blocked Texas’ extreme abortion ban, SB 8, from continuing to wreak havoc on the lives of pregna...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 05, 2021
Landmark Settlement Brings an End to Orleans Parish District Attorney's Fake Subpoenas and Unconstitutional Intimidation Practices
Settlement Guarantees Independent External Monitor and Rigorous Training to Prevent ‘Win at All Costs’ Mentality
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Oct 05, 2021
Advocates and Voters Ask to Join Election Review Lawsuit Against the PA Senate to Defend Voters’ Privacy Rights
HARRISBURG, Penn. — A coalition of good government and civil rights advocates and eight voters filed a petition in state court to join the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s lawsu...
Oct 04, 2021
NYCLU Sues Nassau County Police Department for Withholding Misconduct Records
NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. – The New York Civil Liberties Union, with pro bono counsel from Milbank LLP, filed a lawsuit late on Friday against the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD...
Oct 04, 2021
ACLU of New Jersey Files Brief in Case Defending Protesters Subjected to Unconstitutional Restraining Order Outside County Executive’s House
Hudson County officials sought court order to suppress speech by peaceful demonstrators against the county’s immigration detention contract, and now seek permanent restrictions on protest
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 30, 2021
ACLU Comment on Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Title 42 Challenge
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court granted the Biden administration’s request to stay a Sept. 16 district court ruling that blocked the government from expelling asylum-seeki...
Court case: Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas
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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.