Press Releases
Sep 29, 2021
ACLU Rebukes President Biden for Breaking Campaign Promise to End Privatized Immigration Detention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:September 29, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:Analise Ortiz, ACLU, 480-709-0503, aortiz1@aclu.orgAndy Hoover, ACLU of Pennsylvania, 717-514-2747, media@aclupa.org
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Sep 28, 2021
New Arizona Abortion Ban Blocked Hours Before Taking Effect
Judge blocks ban on abortions sought because of a fetal condition or diagnosis
Sep 28, 2021
Federal Court Blocks South Carolina’s Ban on Mask Mandates in Schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal district court today granted plaintiffs’ request to block South Carolina's ban on mask mandates in schools. The court ruled that South Carolina’s b...
Issue Areas:
Disability Rights
Sep 28, 2021
ACLU Statement on the U.S. House Voting to End Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives passed today the EQUAL Act with a strong bipartisan vote of 361-66. The bill would eliminate the decades-old sentencing disparity b...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 28, 2021
ACLU Applauds Minnesota Community for Enacting First Part of Reimagined Public Safety Policy
Brooklyn Center’s New Citation & Summons Policy Will Prevent Arrests for Non-Serious Offenses, Seeks to Prevent Future Tragedies Like the Terrible Killings of Daunte Wright and Kobe Dimock-Heisler
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 28, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Sues Police Officers for Unconstitutional and Unlawful Excessive Force Against Black Man
ACLU-LA has received 400 complaints against racist policing in Louisiana
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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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.