Press Releases
Feb 01, 2021
ACLU, Sierra Club, and SBCC Respond to the Biden Administration’s Request to Delay Border Wall SCOTUS Arguments
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration today asked the Supreme Court to delay arguments in Sierra Club v. Trump, a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf ...
Feb 01, 2021
New Castle County Settles in Reassessment Track of Delaware Public Schools Litigation
WILMINGTON, Del. — The ACLU of Delaware, Arnold & Porter, and Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) along with their clients Delawareans for Educational Opportunity and t...
Feb 01, 2021
NYCLU Statement on Rochester Police Department Officers Pepper Spraying, Handcuffing a Child
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In response to footage released yesterday of Rochester police officers pepper spraying and handcuffing a 9-year-old Black girl on Friday, the New York Civil Lib...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Feb 01, 2021
Civil Rights Attorney, Inclusion Expert Deborah Archer Elected as New ACLU National Board President
Professor Archer Will be the First Black Woman to Lead the 101-Year-Old Organization’s 69-Person Board
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Jan 29, 2021
ACLU Comment on Title 42 Immigration Stay Ruling
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is allowing a Trump-era anti-immigration rule to temporarily go into effect as the case, P.J.E.S v. Pekoske, is litigate...
Court case: PJES v. Pekoske
Jan 29, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Files Open Records Lawsuit Against Attorney General on Behalf of Roger Williams Law Student
American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island lawyers today filed an Access to Public Records Act (APRA) lawsuit against the state’s Attorney General, challenging a $225 fee his...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
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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. -
GeorgiaDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Raffensperger. Explore Case.United States v. Raffensperger
The Department of Justice sued Georgia, 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 DOJ's efforts to build a national voter database without congressional authorization, improperly question the validity of state voter rolls, and intimidate eligible voters in Georgia and across the country. -
ColoradoDec 2025
Voting Rights
United States V. Griswold. Explore Case.United States v. Griswold
Representing Common Cause and two Colorado voters, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and ACLU of Colorado have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit over the federal government’s demand that Colorado turn over its entire voter registration rolls, including voters’ sensitive personal data such as drivers’ license numbers and partial social security numbers.