Press Releases
Oct 14, 2020
After Lawsuit From the Blackfeet Nation, Pondera County Agrees to Satellite Office on Reservation
BILLINGS, Mont. — Three days after the Blackfeet Nation brought a federal lawsuit against Pondera County arguing that the county was violating the voting rights of tribal members...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 14, 2020
ACLU-DC Files Complaint on Behalf of Demonstrator Injured By Military Helicopters Used to Intimidate Racial Justice Demonstrators
WASHINGTON – The ACLU of the District of Columbia today filed a complaint under the Federal Tort Claims Act on behalf of Dzhuliya Dashtamirova, a 23-year old woman who suffered i...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 13, 2020
ACLU Files Public Comment Opposing Trump’s Proposed Rule to Drastically Expand Biometric Collection from Immigrants and U.S. Citizens
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a public comment today opposing the Trump administration’s proposed rule to greatly expand biometric collection from peopl...
Oct 13, 2020
Los Angeles County Settles Immigrant Detention Suit for $14 Million
More than 18,500 Victims of ICE Holds Were Unlawfully Detained
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 13, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Announces Voter Education Campaign in Key Local Sheriff Races
Civil Rights Group is Working to Provide Information to Voters in Cobb and Gwinnett Counties About the Stakes of the Upcoming Sheriff Election in Both Counties.
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Oct 12, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Releases its 2020 Legislative Civil Liberties Scorecard
ATLANTA – Today, the ACLU of Georgia released its 2020 Legislative Civil Liberties Scorecard on key civil liberty issues for sitting legislators who are on the November 3, 2020, ...
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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.