Press Releases
Nov 16, 2020
ACLU Files Preliminary Injunction to End Conditions that Re-Torture Lisa Montgomery
Death Row Conditions Retraumatize Woman Who was Sexually Terrorized for Decades
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Nov 16, 2020
ACLU of Utah Publishes "Know Your Rights" Advisory Guide for Utah Education Professionals
Earlier this month, the ACLU of Utah published an updated version of "Free Speech Rights of Public-School Teachers and Staff in Utah," a Know Your Rights advisory guide for educati...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Nov 13, 2020
Eight Iowa Organizations File Federal Complaint Against Iowa OSHA For Failing to Protect Workers from COVID-19
Des Moines, Iowa — Today 8 Iowa labor and civil rights groups filed a federal complaint against Iowa OSHA because that agency has been grossly negligent in protecting Iowa worker...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Nov 12, 2020
ACLU Comment on Appeals Court Decision in Harvard Admissions Case
BOSTON — A federal appeals court ruled in favor of Harvard University today in an affirmative action case. The court agreed with a lower court ruling that Harvard does not intent...
Nov 12, 2020
FOIA Lawsuit Seeks to Compel USCIS to Release Documents about Asylum Process
The ACLU of Maine, the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (“RHRC”) at the University of Maine School of Law, and the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (“ILAP”) have filed a Fre...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Nov 07, 2020
ACLU Statement on the Election Results
NEW YORK — Below is a statement from Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, following the Associated Press’ announcement that former Vice ...
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
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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.