Press Releases
Apr 21, 2021
Connecticut Civil Rights Advocates Call for Passage of Clean Slate Bill
Bill pending in the Senate, S.B. 1019, includes protections against discrimination on the basis of an erased record
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Apr 20, 2021
ACLU Statement on Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict
MINNEAPOLIS — A jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.
The following statement can be attributed to J...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 20, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island: Court Consent Judgment Strikes from the Books Cranston's Anti-Panhanding Ordinance
In a major victory for the First Amendment and the rights of the poor that ends a four-year battle between the ACLU of RI and the City of Cranston, U.S. District Court Chief Judge ...
Apr 20, 2021
NYCLU Sues Buffalo Police Department for Withholding Misconduct Records
Lawsuit challenges BPD’s unlawful retention of misconduct records following the repeal of 50-a
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 20, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Favorably Settles Lawsuit Against Portsmouth Over Political Sign Ban
A federal judge has approved the settlement of a lawsuit filed in January by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorney Richard A. Sinapi that challenged the constitutionality of a ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Apr 19, 2021
ACLU of Alaska Requests Court Rules to Protect the First Amendment Rights of State Employees
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The ACLU of Alaska has asked the court to decide a lawsuit against Governor Mike Dunleavy, his former Chief of Staff Tuckerman Babcock, and the State of Alask...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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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.