Press Releases
Jan 15, 2021
ACLU Statement on Reported DHS “SAFE” Agreement
WASHINGTON — With mere days left of Trump’s presidency, his Department of Homeland Security reportedly signed agreements with Arizona, Louisiana, Indiana, and the Rockingham Co...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 15, 2021
ACLU Calls on House Leaders to Order House Committees to Investigate Allegations of Lawmakers’ Involvement in U.S. Capitol Attack
WASHINGTON — The ACLU sent a letter today urging House leaders to order standing committees of the House to investigate allegations of lawmakers’ involvement in the attack on t...
Jan 14, 2021
NYCLU, Legal Aid Joint Statement on Attorney General Lawsuit Condemning NYPD Protest Violence
(NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and the New York Civil Liberties Union released the following statement responding to a lawsuit filed today from New York State Attorney Ge...
Jan 14, 2021
Ninth Circuit Court Allows Jose Bello Immigrants’ Rights Case to Continue
Order Overturns a District Court Decision in the First Amendment case
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 14, 2021
ACLU Comment on Scathing Family Separation Watchdog Report
NEW YORK — An internal government report released today provides the most comprehensive and damning look yet at the Department of Justice’s role in the Trump administration’s...
Court case: Ms. L v. ICE
Jan 13, 2021
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration Reportedly Ending Efforts to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants From Census Count
NEW YORK — The Census Bureau has reportedly stopped efforts to produce a count of undocumented immigrants — essentially ending President Trump’s bid to illegally exclude undo...
Court case: New York Immigration Coalition v. Trump
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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.