Press Releases
Jan 28, 2021
Civil Rights Advocates Release Scathing Report Tracing Ties Between Fairfax Financial and For-profit Bail Industry
Canadian Financial Firm Pledges Anti-Black Racism Commitment Even as it Maintains Role as Largest Bail Underwriter in the U.S.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 28, 2021
ACLU and Texas Groups Oppose State’s Bid to Block Biden Deportation Moratorium Order
HOUSTON — Two Texas groups — FIEL and RAICES — represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Texas, moved to intervene in a Texas lawsuit that seeks to block ...
Court case: State of Texas v. United States of America
Jan 27, 2021
ACLU, Local Attorney File Lawsuit to Restore Abortion Access in Guam
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a new lawsuit in Guam today challenging two laws that are blocking abortion access on the island.
The two laws — a re...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Court case: Raidoo et al. v. Camacho et al.
Jan 27, 2021
South Dakota House Lawmakers Vote to Advance Discriminatory Anti-Transgender Bill
Today, House lawmakers voted to advance legislation that would ban transgender people from obtaining birth certificates that accurately reflect their identity. The bill initially d...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jan 27, 2021
ACLU Calls on President Biden to End PACR/HARP Protocols
HOUSTON – The ACLU of Texas and the national ACLU are calling on President Biden to end the immigration policy known as Prompt Asylum Claim Review and the Humanitarian Asylum Rev...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 27, 2021
ACLU of Arkansas Calls on Benton County Sheriff to Restore Access to Reading Material in County Jail
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The ACLU of Arkansas today demanded that the Benton County Sheriff restore access to reading material, asserting the sheriff’s book ban violates the First A...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
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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.