Press Releases
Feb 02, 2021
ACLU Comment on Biden Executive Order on Discriminatory Public Charge Rule
NEW YORK — The Biden administration issued an executive order today that will remove barriers to legal immigration and promote a path to citizenship. This process will begin with...
Feb 02, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Statement on Lafayette Parish Library Board’s Decision to Reject Grant and Cancel Discussion About Voting Rights
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement in response to the Lafayette Parish Library Board’s decision to reject a grant and cancel a discussion abou...
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Voting Rights
Feb 02, 2021
North Dakota Bill to Allow Public Schools to Post Ten Commandments is Unnecessary, Unconstitutional
The ACLU of North Dakota opposes Senate Bill 2308, legislation that would allow public schools to post copies of the Ten Commandments in classrooms and other school spaces. It’s ...
Feb 02, 2021
ACLU Comment on Biden Immigration Orders
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed executive orders that, among other things, initiate a review process for certain Trump-era anti-immigrant policies and create a task force foc...
Feb 01, 2021
ACLU of Washington Report Reveals Hospital Policies Deny and Delay Care for Patients Experiencing Miscarriages and Ectopic Pregnancies; Legislation to Protect Pregnant Patients Voted Out of State Senate Committee Today
SEATTLE – A new report from the ACLU of Washington captures the potentially deadly risks faced by pregnant patients at hospitals around the state where institutional policies res...
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Reproductive Freedom
Feb 01, 2021
ACLU of Alabama Statement on Governor Ivey Signing Prison Contracts
The ACLU of Alabama condemns Governor Ivey’s reckless decision to put the state of Alabama into a multi-billion-dollar lease to build new prisons, despite overwhelming opposition...
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Smart Justice
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HawaiiJan 2026
Voting Rights
United States V. Nago. Explore Case.United States v. Nago
The Department of Justice sued the Hawai‘i Secretary of State, 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
Privacy & Technology
Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition To Spot “persons Of Interest” — Including For The Government. Explore News & Commentary.Retailers Secretively Using Face Recognition to Spot “Persons of Interest” — Including For the Government
Are Wegmans and other retailers participating in the Trump war on immigrants? -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Civil Liberties
One Year In: Defending The Constitution Under A Second Trump Administration. Explore News & Commentary.One Year In: Defending the Constitution Under a Second Trump Administration
From blocking unconstitutional orders to mobilizing millions, here’s how we fought back and what comes next. -
News & CommentaryJan 2026
Civil Liberties
Trump’s Threat To Invoke The Insurrection Act, Explained. Explore News & Commentary.Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained
President Donald Trump is threatening to invoke the act, which is a rarely used power that Congress intended only for extreme emergencies. We break down what this means for our civil liberties.