Press Releases
Dec 17, 2020
ACLU of Michigan Applauds Michigan Lawmakers For Passing Criminal Legal Reform Legislation
State Senate urged to cast a final procedural vote on second set of reform bills
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 17, 2020
ACLU of Washington Sues Swedish Health for Breach of Settlement for Failing to Improve Transgender Health Services
SEATTLE — The ACLU of Washington on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Swedish Health Services for refusing to meet the terms of a settlement agreement designed to end the hospital...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 16, 2020
ACLU of Michigan Calls on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to Veto Unconstitutional SORA Legislation
DETROIT – The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) calls on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to veto unconstitutional Michigan Sex Offender Registration Act legislation tha...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 16, 2020
Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio’s Anti-Transgender Birth Certificate Policy
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio today struck down a discriminatory state policy that prevented transgender people born in Ohio from cor...
Dec 15, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Denies Rehearing in Case Challenging Arkansas Abortion Restrictions
If the Challenged Laws Take Effect, They Will Wreak Havoc on Abortion Access in the State
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Dec 15, 2020
NYCLU on NY Banning ICE from Courthouses
ALBANY, N.Y. — Today Governor Cuomo signed the Protect Our Courts Act into law, securing stronger protections against ICE's practice of conducting arrests and enforcement actions...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
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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.