Press Releases
Apr 25, 2021
ACLU of Washington: Impacted Family Members Celebrate Police Reform Victories, Eye Need for Continued Work
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A coalition of families who have lost loved ones to police violence is celebrating the recent passing of a series of bills that seek to reform police practices a...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 25, 2021
ACLU Comment on Dismissal of Challenge to Connecticut Policy Allowing Trans Student Athletes to Participate in School Sports
HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and multiple school boards. Represented by the Ameri...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Soule et al v. CT Association of Schools et al
Apr 23, 2021
ACLU and EFF Ask Supreme Court to Review Case Against Warrantless Searches of International Travelers’ Phones and Laptops
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the ACLU of Massachusetts today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the Sup...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Merchant v. Mayorkas
Apr 22, 2021
ACLU Statement on the Bipartisan Border Solutions Act
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Cornyn and Kyrsten Sinema, and Reps. Henry Cuellar and Tony Gonzales introduced the Bipartisan Border Solutions Act today.
Jonathan Blazer, director of bo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Apr 22, 2021
NYCLU Statement on Police Aggression Against Protesters in Albany
ALBANY – In response to reporting that Albany law enforcement is currently wielding aggressive tactics against protestors, including violently dispersing protestors while reporte...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Apr 22, 2021
Louisiana House Committee Passes Bill That Seeks to Address Louisiana’s High Pretrial Incarceration Rate
ACLU of Louisiana releases statement on signature legislation House Bill 46, which would shorten the amount of time Louisianians can be jailed without charge
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
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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.