Press Releases
Feb 23, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana: Video of Baton Rouge Police Officer Restraining a Child with Banned Chokehold Maneuver Shows Need for Systemic Reform
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana reiterated its call for systemic reforms to policing in response to a video showing a Baton Rouge police officer restraining a juvenile using ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 23, 2021
ACLU of Arkansas Condemns Bills Targeting Transgender Arkansans
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The ACLU of Arkansas today condemned proposed bills targeting transgender Arkansans, including a proposal by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge to ban ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 22, 2021
South Dakota House Committee Votes to Advance Discriminatory Bill to Prevent Transgender Females from Competing in Sports
Today, in an 11-2 vote, the House State Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill 1217, legislation that would ban transgender women and girls from competing on the sports team...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 22, 2021
Conscience Protection Bill in South Dakota Legislature Discriminatory, Harmful to Patients
Discriminatory legislation similar to a bill that was tabled last year found new life in the House State Affairs committee today as lawmakers voted to advance House Bill 1247.
The ...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Feb 22, 2021
ACLU of Indiana Opposes Anti-Choice Legislation
INDIANAPOLIS – A bill that would interfere with Hoosiers’ access to reproductive health care, House Bill 1577, passed out of the House today. The ACLU of Indiana warned in test...
Feb 22, 2021
ACLU of Virginia Responds to the Repeal of the Death Penalty
The following statement can be attributed to Claire Gastañaga, executive director of the ACLU of Virginia:
“Today Virginia made history by becoming the first state in the south...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
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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.