Press Releases
Dec 04, 2020
Man Seized for ‘Latino Appearance’ Will Not be Deported
Court Finds that Immigration Officials Unlawfully Arrested Man at Bus Stop
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Racial Justice
Dec 04, 2020
ACLU of North Dakota Supports Racial Justice Protests, Offers Know Your Rights Information
As racial justice activists continue their protests at North Dakota State University in response to how officials handled recent reports of students making racist posts on social m...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Dec 04, 2020
ACLU and Drug Policy Alliance Statement on Historic Passage of MORE ACT in House of Representatives
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives held a historic vote today on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, marking the first time in its hist...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 03, 2020
Advocates and Public Health Experts Call on Carney and DOC to Make Urgent Changes to Mitigate COVID Outbreak
WILMINGTON, Del. — On Tuesday, December 1, the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) announced 471 positive cases in DOC facilities between incarcerated people, correctional st...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Dec 03, 2020
Court Slams ICE for Handling of COVID at Mesa Verde
Blistering Order Cites Lies and ‘Deliberate Indifference’ to the Safety of Detainees
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Dec 03, 2020
ACLU Demands Government Turn Over Records on Purchase of Muslims' Cell Phone Location Data
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union and CUNY School of Law’s Creating Law Enforcement Accountability & Responsibility (CLEAR) Project today demanded the U.S. gove...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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.