Press Releases
Oct 10, 2020
Federal Court Blocks Trump Campaign Efforts to Remove Ballot Drop Boxes in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH — A federal court today ruled against the Trump campaign’s bid to remove ballot drop boxes in Pennsylvania.
In addition, the court rebuffed the Trump campaign’s e...
Court case: Pennsylvania Democratic Party v. Boockvar
Oct 10, 2020
Appeals Court Rules Trump’s Border Wall Illegal, Blocks Further Construction
SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last night ruled that President Trump’s use of emergency powers to divert $3.6 billion in military construction funds for the...
Oct 09, 2020
ACLU-DE Statement on LWV Ballot Deadline Lawsuit Ruling
WILMINGTON, Del. — Earlier today, Vice Chancellor Glasscock handed down an opinion in the case brought by the League of Women Voters of Delaware seeking to extend the ballot dead...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Oct 09, 2020
ACLU of Georgia Disappointed the State to Spend $5 Million Tax Dollars on Fencing to Stifle Free Speech
ATLANTA – On October 6th, it was reported that a new 8-foot fence will surround the Georgia State Capitol, the Governor’s Mansion in Buckhead and Georgia State Patrol headquar...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 08, 2020
Supreme Court Delays Decision in Abortion Case Until After Election
With Confirmation Hearings Imminent, Court Delays Ruling on Trump Administration Request to Subject Abortion Patients to Needless COVID-19 Risk
Issue Areas:
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 08, 2020
ACLU of Rhode Island Statement on PERA Report on the Hanley Assault Incident
Below is a statement issued by ACLU of RI executive director Steven Brown in response to the release of a report by the Providence External Review Authority investigating the assau...
Issue Areas:
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.