Press Releases
May 05, 2021
ACLU Comment on Biden Administration Supporting Waiver of Intellectual Property Protections for COVID-19 Vaccines
WASHINGTON — United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced this afternoon that the United States supports the waiver of intellectual property protections for COVID-1...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
May 05, 2021
New Poll Shows Majority of West Virginia Voters Support Pathway to Citizenship for Dreamers
A new poll commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of West Virginia and released publicly today shows nearly two-thirds of voters in West Virginia support t...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
May 03, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden Refugee Admissions
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement regarding the revised ceiling of 62,500 for refugee admissions announced by the White House today. ...
May 03, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab Sues St. Tammany Deputies for Choking a Black Woman Over False Traffic Violation
Video of attack shows deputy pressing the woman’s face into the ground, threatening to Taser her child
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 01, 2021
ACLU Comment on Release of Trump Administration Lethal Force Rules
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration last night released President Trump’s secret rules for use of lethal force against terrorism suspects abroad. The Trump “Principles, Sta...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Apr 30, 2021
Maine Lawmakers Consider Major Drug Reform Bill, as Advocates and Health Experts Rally in Support
Legislative committee holds hearing on LD 967, a bill that would make minor drug possession for personal use a civil offense and offer a pathway to recovery
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.