Press Releases
Aug 03, 2021
ACLU Comment on Senate Markup of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
WASHINGTON — Vania Leveille, senior legislative counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, issued this statement following the first-ever Senate committee vote of the Pregn...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Aug 03, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Sues Dept of Corrections Over Continued Incarceration of Inmates Granted Parole
A habeas corpus petition filed today by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys and the Public Defender argues that an inmate is unlawfully being held in prison despite a decisi...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Aug 02, 2021
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Head Back to Court Over Title 42 Expulsions
WASHINGTON — Groups that sued the Trump administration over Title 42 expulsions of asylum seekers are heading back to court after hitting an impasse in negotiations with the Bide...
Jul 30, 2021
ACLU of Michigan Applauds Michigan Supreme Court’s Decision to Allow Detroiters to Vote on their City’s Charter
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) applauds the Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling, which allows Detroit residents to vote on the City of Detroit’s ...
Jul 30, 2021
NYCLU and ACLU to Court: Sexual Misconduct is Police Misconduct
Defending against police unions’ appeal, advocates tell Court that CCRB must have power to investigate complaints of police sexual violence and false official statements
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 29, 2021
ACLU Statement on House Passage of Spending Bill Without Discriminatory Hyde Amendment
The Passage of Spending Bills Without Abortion Coverage Restrictions Marks a Historic Milestone
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
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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.