Press Releases
Jun 03, 2021
ACLU Comment on Trump DOJ Seizing Communications from Journalists
The Biden administration disclosed yesterday that the Trump Justice Department seized phone records of New York Times reporters in 2017. This disclosure follows similar reports fro...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Jun 03, 2021
Statement on Supreme Court Decision Removing Hurdles to Online Civil Rights Testing and Research
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued a decision today in Van Buren v. United States, narrowly interpreting the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in a manner protecting civil r...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Free Speech
Jun 03, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Favorably Settles Free Speech Lawsuit Against Johnston Police Department
Following up a court ruling she issued in February, finding that the Johnston Police Department violated the First Amendment rights of retired Detective James Brady when he was dis...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 03, 2021
ACLU of Minnesota Sues Minneapolis, MPD on Behalf of MNCOGI Over Policy that Hides Police Misconduct
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- The city of Minneapolis and its police department are willfully subverting our state’s Government Data Practices Act by withholding public data about disciplin...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 02, 2021
Comment on Biden Administration Report on Civilians Killed or Injured in Military Operations Abroad
NEW YORK – The Biden administration today made public an unclassified version of a congressionally mandated report on the number of civilians it believes were killed or injured i...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jun 02, 2021
ACLU of Arkansas Files Lawsuit on Behalf of State Contractor Fired for Advocating Against Transgender Health Care Ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas today filed suit on behalf of a state contractor whose contract was terminated because he emailed his state leg...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
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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. -
GeorgiaDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Raffensperger. Explore Case.United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, 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 DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country. -
ColoradoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Griswold. Explore Case.United States v. Griswold
Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and ACLU of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.