Press Releases
Jan 28, 2021
Washington State Rep. Shelley Kloba Introduces New Data Privacy Bill: The People’s Privacy Act
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Today, Washington state Rep. Shelley Kloba (D – Kirkland) introduced a new data privacy bill, the People’s Privacy Act (HB 1433), to provide a people-focused...
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
Jan 28, 2021
ACLU Statement on Biden Presidential Memorandum on Reproductive Health
WASHINGTON — President Biden issued a presidential memorandum today to reverse two Trump-era policies on reproductive health.
The action reverses the “global gag rule,” which...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Jan 28, 2021
ACLU of Georgia Opposes Additional Barriers to Voting
ATLANTA – The ACLU of Georgia opposes additional barriers to voting. Rather than ensuring that the State make it easier and more efficient for Georgia voters to participate in ou...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Jan 28, 2021
Jury Finds Anoka County, Minnesota Jail Committed False Imprisonment
In the first virtual federal jury trial in Minnesota, a jury Thursday found that Anoka County and its sheriff falsely imprisoned a young woman by slow-walking her booking and follo...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 28, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Federal Courts Have Authority to Review Allegations of ICE Overreach
NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana—alongside DLA Piper LLP, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Appellate Advocacy Clinic, and George P. ...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 28, 2021
Six-Figure ACLU Ad Buy Pushes Biden to Honor Decarceration Promise Through Clemency
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced a slate of executive orders on racial justice. Notably missing was any executive action to boldly use his power of cle...
Issue Areas:
Smart Justice
Criminal Law Reform
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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.