Press Releases
Jan 25, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Files Brief in U.S. Supreme Court in Major “Search & Seizure” Case from Rhode Island
Joining with groups that span the ideological spectrum, the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island has filed a “friend of the court” brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jan 25, 2021
ACLU Applauds Biden Administration Decision to Repeal Transgender Military Ban
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden repealed the transgender military ban put in place by the prior administration. The ban was the subject of multiple lawsuits including Stone v. T...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Stone v. Trump
Jan 22, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Sues Town of Portsmouth over Political Sign Ban
A federal lawsuit filed by ACLU of RI cooperating attorney Richard A. Sinapi challenges a Portsmouth town ordinance that bans the posting of political signs on residential property...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 21, 2021
ACLU Comment on Biden Suspension of New Enrollments in Forced Return to Mexico Program
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said it was suspending new enrollments in the forced return to Mexico program also known as Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), effective to...
Court case: Innovation Law Lab v. Wolf
Jan 21, 2021
North Dakota Lawmakers Need to Focus on Real Issues, Not Discriminatory Bills
Issues that matter most to North Dakotans are being ignored as some legislators continue to attack the LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit community and erode their rights with bills that stoke ...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Jan 20, 2021
ACLU Comment on Biden’s Executive Order Extending Eviction Moratorium
WASHINGTON — President Biden issued a day one executive order today extending the moratorium on evictions in federally assisted or financed properties. The order extends the fed...
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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.