Press Releases
Jan 05, 2021
ACLU Issues Statement Following Charging Decision of Kenosha District Attorney in Shooting of Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. — The ACLU today released a statement after Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley announced that Kenosha Police Department Officer Rusten Sheskey will not be c...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 29, 2020
Education Commissioner Bars School District from Punishing Children for the “Sins of the Father”
Responding to an appeal brought on behalf of two North Kingstown children by ACLU of RI cooperating attorney H. Jefferson Melish, R.I. Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-G...
Dec 22, 2020
Federal Court Blocks Four Arkansas Anti-Abortion Laws Hours After They Took Effect
The Laws Would Have Cut Off Most Abortion Access in the State
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 22, 2020
ACLU Statement on Biden Asylum Commitments
WASHINGTON — In regards to President-elect Biden’s commitment to restoring asylum at the southern U.S. border, the ACLU Director of Immigrants’ Rights Project Omar Jadwat, sa...
Dec 22, 2020
ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab Announces Partnership to Provide Free Civil Representation to People Facing Charges Stemming from Racist Policing
New “Civil Gideon” partnership with Orleans Public Defenders comes as Justice Lab receives more than 150 complaints about unconstitutional and racially discriminatory policing
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 22, 2020
New York Creates First-in-the-Nation Moratorium on Facial Recognition in Schools
Legislation Halts Ongoing Student Surveillance in Lockport, NY Schools
Issue Areas:
Privacy & Technology
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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.