Press Releases
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
Jul 29, 2021
ACLU: Vote No on Governor Recall
ACLU position is a first in its nearly 100-year history in California
Jul 28, 2021
Milwaukee Circuit Judge Says Probable Cause Exists to Charge Officer with Homicide for 2016 Fatal Shooting of Jay Anderson Jr.
MILWAUKEE —The ACLU of Wisconsin applauded Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Glenn Yamahiro’s finding today that probable cause exists to charge former Wauwatosa Police offi...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 27, 2021
Court Vacates Charges for Roselle Park Resident Wrongly Cited under Obscenity Ordinance
The Borough of Roselle Park moved to dismiss conviction and fine previously imposed by the municipal court
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 27, 2021
ACLU of Michigan Files Complaint with State of Michigan Regarding Hospital’s Denial of Critical Healthcare to Female Patient
Ascension Providence Hospital is Governed by Religious Directives but Bans Tubal Ligations While Permitting Physicians to Provide Vasectomies
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Religious Liberty
Jul 23, 2021
ACLU Comment on the National Defense Authorization Act Provisions Related to Sexual Assault and Gender Equity
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union released the following statement from Vania Leveille, ACLU senior legislative counsel, related to provisions in the National Defen...
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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.