Press Releases
Mar 22, 2021
ACLU of South Dakota: Fairness in Women’s Sports Won’t Be Achieved with New Coalition or House Bill 1217
Gov. Kristi Noem’s new coalition to defend Title IX and ban transgender women and girls from competing on teams that match their gender identity does little to ensure fairness in...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 19, 2021
ACLU Comment on Gov. Noem’s Response to Anti-Trans Bill
Organization says the governor’s changes do not address unlawful discrimination and leave South Dakota open to litigation and economic fallout
Mar 19, 2021
Groups Urge Rhode Island Senate to Reject Proposal that Would Deter Public Testimony
The League of Women Voters RI, Common Cause RI and the ACLU of Rhode Island have sent a letter to RI Senators expressing grave concerns over a proposed amendment to the 2021-2022 S...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Mar 18, 2021
ACLU Statement on Passage of Dream and Promise Act
WASHINGTON — The following is a statement from Naureen Shah, senior advocacy and policy counsel for the ACLU, regarding passage of the American Dream and Promise Act by the U.S. ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Mar 18, 2021
NYCLU Sues Syracuse Police Department for Withholding Misconduct Records
NYCLU challenging unlawful retention of unsubstantiated police misconduct records post-50-a
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 18, 2021
NYCLU on the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act’s Passage in the NYS Legislature
ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Senate and Assembly passed the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act, a bill that will prevent some of the most harmf...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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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.