Press Releases
Feb 08, 2021
Closure of Northern Correctional Institution Would be Historic Step Forward
State must reinvest money saved by prison’s closure into programs for people harmed by mass incarceration
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Feb 08, 2021
Lancaster, California Sued Over Unlawful Citation System Targeting Poor People
The ACLU of Southern California and University of California-Irvine Filed the Suit
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Feb 08, 2021
ACLU of West Virginia Report Examines Alarmingly High Regional Jail Death Rate, Calls for Reduction in Overcrowding
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia has some of the nation’s deadliest jails, with alarmingly high rates of suicide, homicide, and drug overdose deaths, according to a new report...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Feb 08, 2021
Transgender Watertown Woman Sues Police, Sheriff for Discrimination, Abuse, Sexual Assault
Watertown jail’s strip search policy is unconstitutional, suit argues
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 05, 2021
ACLU of South Dakota Commends Decision to Kill House Bill 1076
Today, in a 6-0 vote, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted to kill legislation that would ban transgender people from obtaining birth certificates that accurately r...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Feb 05, 2021
ACLU of North Dakota Opposes Legislation to Rescind Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
Leveling the playing field between women and men should be a priority for North Dakota legislators, but Senate Concurrent Resolution 4010 suggests otherwise.
The ACLU of North Dako...
Issue Areas:
Women's 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.