Press Releases
Jun 22, 2021
ACLU of Indiana Sues Franklin Mayor for Blocking Individual from Facebook Page
INDIANAPOLIS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against City of Franklin Mayor Steve Barnett for blocking an individual from the Mayor’s Facebo...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 21, 2021
Alabama's Board of Pardons and Paroles Denies Restoration of Civil Rights
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Campaign for Smart Justice with ACLU of Alabama has uncovered an unacceptable drop in pardons granted to Alabamians. In a newly published report, the ACLU o...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Jun 17, 2021
Department of Justice Says Laws Targeting Trans Youth are Unconstitutional
WASHINGTON — Chase Strangio, deputy director for Trans Justice with the American Civil Liberties Union LGBTQ & HIV Project, issued the following statement responding to the D...
Court case: West Virginia v. B.P.J.
Jun 17, 2021
Community Organizations Urge Congress to Halt Government Use of Face Recognition Technology
WASHINGTON — A coalition of nearly 70 civil rights and community-based organizations working at the state and local levels across the country, including affiliates of the America...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jun 17, 2021
Comment on House Repeal of War Powers Authority, Known as AUMF
WASHINGTON — In a bipartisan vote, the House voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force, which Congress passed to authorize war against Iraq almost 20 years...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jun 17, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Demands Department of Justice Investigation Into Louisiana State Police Racist Misconduct
NEW ORLEANS – In a letter addressed to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the US Department of Justice, the ACLU of Louisiana today called for a pattern or practice investigati...
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.