Press Releases
Nov 19, 2020
ACLU Demands Release of Egyptian Human Rights Leaders
NEW YORK — American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony D. Romero today issued the following statement in response to the Egyptian government’s arrest of Egyptian ...
Nov 19, 2020
ACLU of Iowa and ICADV Joint Statement on Additional Funds to Prevent Evictions
The following is a joint statement from Mark Stringer, ACLU of Iowa Executive Director and Laurie Schipper, Executive Director for the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICA...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Nov 19, 2020
Looking Ahead to Session, WV Criminal Law Reform Coalition Launches Website
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A coalition of organizations working to reform West Virginia’s outdated, costly, and ineffective system of criminal laws is optimistic for the possibility o...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Nov 19, 2020
ACLU of Arkansas Statement on Latest Abortion Ban Pre-Filed in State Legislature
LITTLE ROCK – The ACLU of Arkansas today issued the following statement regarding Senate Bill 6, which would ban abortion in all cases except to save the life of the patient.
Hol...
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Nov 18, 2020
District Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Illegal Border Expulsions
NEW YORK — A district court today issued an order blocking application of the Trump administration’s “Title 42” order to all unaccompanied children, nationwide, in a class-...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: PJES v. Pekoske
Nov 18, 2020
Civil Rights Groups Decry Downplaying of Racial Disparities in Police Traffic Stops and Searches
Frustrated by the release of annual reports that minimize racial profiling patterns shown by police traffic stop and search data, three civil rights groups have issued a letter opp...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Criminal Law Reform
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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.