Press Releases
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
Jun 17, 2021
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Trans Teen's Case
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a transgender teenager’s case against the Harrison County Board of Education.
Michael Cri...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 17, 2021
Supreme Court Decision Does Not Create a License to Discriminate
Court Issues Narrow Fact-Specific Ruling That Does Not Create a License to Discriminate Based on Religious Beliefs
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Jun 16, 2021
Michigan Senate Passes Anti-Voter Legislation to Make it Harder to Vote
ACLU Statement on Senate Bills 285, 303, 304
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jun 16, 2021
Appeals Court Affirms Decision Striking Down Unconstitutional Abortion Ban
North Carolina’s 20-week Ban Remains Enjoined
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jun 15, 2021
New Poll Shows Majority of Voters Support the Dream Act, Want Citizenship Legislation Included in Recovery Package
National Survey Shows 72 Percent of Voters Support the Dream Act, 63 Percent Support Including Citizenship Legislation in National Recovery Package
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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.