Press Releases
May 19, 2021
ACLU Statement on Results of Philadelphia District Attorney Primary Election
PHILADELPHIA — The American Civil Liberties Union responded this morning to the announcement that Larry Krasner had secured the Democratic nomination for district attorney in Phi...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
May 18, 2021
ACLU Statement on Extended Amazon Face Recognition Moratorium
SEATTLE — Amazon today announced it will indefinitely extend its moratorium on sales of face recognition technology to law enforcement. In June 2020, amidst nationwide protests a...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
May 18, 2021
Pregnancy Resource Center, Health Care Providers Challenge Indiana Requirement Forcing Providers to Share Misleading Information About “Reversing” an Abortion
Lawsuit Also Challenges Ban on Patients’ Ability to Obtain Medication Abortion Via Telemedicine, Comes Day After Supreme Court Accepts Review of Mississippi Abortion Ban
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Reproductive Freedom
May 18, 2021
ACLU, Lambda Legal Respond to Failure of Alabama Bill Criminalizing Health Care for Trans Youth
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Legislature concluded its regular session for 2021 last night without advancing Senate Bill 10, which would have criminalized health care for trans...
May 18, 2021
ACLU Comment on Three Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Transfer
NEW YORK – The Biden administration has reportedly approved three Guantanamo detainees for transfer or release. The men have not been charged with crimes and would be sent to cou...
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National Security
May 17, 2021
New ACLU Report Highlights Privacy and EquityConcerns with Digital Driver’s Licenses
Policymakers Must Balance Convenience and Anti-Forgery Benefitswith Potential Privacy Implications and Inequities of Digital Driver’sLicenses
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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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.