Press Releases
Feb 24, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden Administration Reopening Influx Facilities
The Safety, Health, and Humanity of Children Must be Prioritized
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Feb 24, 2021
ACLU Comment on Biden Administration Withdrawing Attack on Transgender Students in Connecticut
WASHINGTON — Chase Strangio, deputy director for Trans Justice with the American Civil Liberties Union LGBT & HIV Project issued the following statement regarding the Departm...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Soule et al v. CT Association of Schools et al
Feb 24, 2021
ACLU Statement on Hearing About the Future of the Post Office
The White House and the Senate Must Prioritize Filling the Postal Board of Governors Vacancies
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Feb 24, 2021
ACLU Comment on Texas Ruling Blocking Biden Deportation Pause
HOUSTON — A district court has granted a request by Texas to continue blocking the Biden administration’s 100-day pause on some deportations.
The court had previously halted th...
Court case: State of Texas v. United States of America
Feb 23, 2021
ACLU of Tennessee Statement on ETSU Men's Basketball Team Taking a Knee and Lawmakers' Response
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Before a game last week, the East Tennessee State University men’s basketball team knelt during the national anthem. State lawmakers have criticized the play...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Feb 23, 2021
NYCLU on AG Grand Jury Declining to Bring Charges Against Officers Involved in Daniel Prude's Death
NEW YORK – Today, New York Attorney General Letitia James concluded her investigation into the Rochester Police Department’s killing of Daniel Prude, announcing the grand jury...
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.