Press Releases
Feb 25, 2021
Judge Holds Arizona Department of Corrections in Contempt for the Second Time in Three Years
Over $1 Million Contempt Order Affirms the Rights of Incarcerated People to Adequate Health Care
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Court case: Jensen v. Thornell
Feb 24, 2021
Voting Rights Restoration Bill Passes Washington State House of Representatives
House Bill 1078 would restore voting rights to over 20,000 Washingtonians
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Feb 24, 2021
ACLU of Iowa Statement on Voter Suppression Legislation (SF 413)
The following statement can be attributed to Mark Stringer, ACLU of Iowa Executive Director, regarding SF 413.
"This wide-reaching attack on early voting will do a number of thing...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Feb 24, 2021
ACLU of Alabama Comment on Anti-Trans Bill Passing Committee
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, legislation that would make it a felony for a medical professional to follow best practices and provide necessary treatment to a transgender young perso...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 24, 2021
South Dakota House Lawmakers Advance Bill to Prevent Transgender Females from Competing in Sports
Today, House lawmakers voted to advance House Bill 1217, legislation that would ban transgender women and girls from competing on the sports teams that match their gender identity....
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 24, 2021
Bipartisan Justice Reform Advocates Launch Clean Slate Campaign to Expand Second Chances in Delaware
WILMINGTON, Del. — The ACLU of Delaware, in partnership with the National Clean Slate Initiative, Delaware Coalition for Smart Justice, Delaware Center for Justice, Game Changers...
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.